Quote:True but it seems to me military training is close to formal education in such a way that the two blur the lines no?

 

In some cases yes.  My training in electronics in the military started at "2+2=4" and progressed rapidly through not only theory regarding physics, but also math that went as high as calculus.  I also learned about other things such as history and tradition.  That was the "formal" education.

 

Imagine (for those of you that went to college) going to classes every day for 8 hours per day, then having "other classes" outside of that.

 

When you get out into the fleet, you learn all about duty, responsibility, the ability to take direction and eventually leadership.  As you go up in rank, you learn more and more.  I can't really put it into words right now, but you do learn an awful lot.

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