http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2009/10/16/both-obamas-promote-service/ America Deserves Our Best Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/blog/2009/10/16/both-obamas-promote-service/#comment-134126 JSCAM87 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:25:34 +0000 http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/?p=357#comment-134126 I think the idea of supporting the US through service is noble. I think there are people who do this every day. To simply say that these people will not come from an engineering school, or art or business makes little to no sense. You already have Service Academies. These Graduates consistantly contribute, and yet funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy is being reduced. More can be read at http://www.toughestschoolsintheworld.com/ , but the point should be clear. If we cannot support the Academies that have exited and served our country well for over 200 years, why add another one at great expense? I think the idea of supporting the US through service is noble. I think there are people who do this every day. To simply say that these people will not come from an engineering school, or art or business makes little to no sense. You already have Service Academies. These Graduates consistantly contribute, and yet funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy is being reduced. More can be read at http://www.toughestschoolsintheworld.com/ , but the point should be clear. If we cannot support the Academies that have exited and served our country well for over 200 years, why add another one at great expense?

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