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Journeyman said:Will anyone wonder (out loud): "RMC used to produce military leaders; there has been no significant change to the MilCol programme, but now it doesn't work; what's different? Oh, the raw materials." No child left behind. Everyone gets a participation ribbon. Drool running from their mouths as they're glued to cell phones.
People are surprised that so many Cadets show up self-entitled, illiterate, socially helpless.... and RMC is supposed to magically fix that (without speaking harshly or releasing anyone)? :
The only reason I'm skeptical of this statement is that the argument that the current generation is less suited for military service old and repeated by every generation. I honestly think I remember reading a section from Caesar's Gallic Wars or some other Roman work on how new recruits to the legions weren't like the older generation. I have a hard time believing that the cell phone is leading to the demise of youth resiliency...30 years ago, people were saying "video games" and "nintendo" were doing the same thing.
In response to the statement that "RMC used to produce military leaders; there has been no significant change to the MilCol programme, but now it doesn't work; what's different?", I'd ask (1) Is it not working? Or is it working as well as before but we aren't paying as much attention to the people doing well? and (2) Is it working like before, but the school is less able to keep the spotlight off of its problems?