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Gokul43201
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Could you please quote/name the posts where these specific misconceptions were displayed?grant9076 said:It is clear that there are many misconceptions about the military being displayed here. I do not have time to quote each one individually so here are just a few of the blatant ones that I see.
Myth 1: Soldiers are brainwashed to be a bunch of killers
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Myth 2: No aiming is required when dropping bombs.
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Myth 3: There is not much emotional stress involved in aerial combat missions.
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Myth 4: The National Guard is made up of a bunch of draft dodgers.
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It's one thing to say that the AFA has a strong academic program, but completely silly to compare it with MIT - you've just hurt your credibility by doing that.Also, I get the impression that many here grossly underestimate the academic programs at the service academies. Having graduated from the Air Force Academy, I can say that getting accepted into the Academy was much harder for me than getting accepted into MIT. In fact, my room mate (1st year) also easily got accepted into MIT. However, he flunked out of the Air Force Academy.
Incidentally, the mid-range SAT math scores for AFA admits is http://www.academyadmissions.com/admissions/preparation/academic_prep.php .
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