I think there are definitely a lot of issues with my generation but I don't think the examples in the article are relevant at all. The Middies getting booed at Rutgers? Come on, that kind of crap happens at every Rutgers game (not to mention most other games at any other school). Yeah, the students didn't give the Mids special treatment as a result of the commitment they made to this country but since when has that ever happened? The Ward Churchill thing? Assholes always have a pulpit, it's the great thing about this country even though it pisses me off to hear their drivel sometimes. Same with Ahmadinejad. He's a lunatic who needs several repeated stomps to the face but his being given a chance to demonstrate the true depth of his insanity is not really a reflection on a generation. It was definitely refreshing to hear Lee Bollinger tell him how much of a jackass he really is though. If Mr. Zumwalt really wants to see the root of the problem, I think he should take a look at why kids are being given all sorts of privelege and excessive protection from the world while being allowed to never personal responsibility for anything in their lives :icon_rage.
/end rant
True, Zumwalt may have a biased view of the world, as we all do, but there's no denying that the Nation's University system is liberally biased and, if anything, contributing to the selfish, "protected" persona found in alot of today's youth. Freedom of speech is definitly one of this country's most amazing liberties and, yes, it does even give the "a**holes a pulpit", but somebody needs to stand up and say, "hey, don't applaude this guy, he is an a**hole!" (maybe in not so many words
) from time to time.
Meanwhile, let's all realize that as officers we are in the unique position of responsibility where, if truly in it to serve your country, we can be the example of what it means to believe in the ideals that have made this country so strong.
Oh yeah, and fly some bada** aircraft...
By the way, the sort of thing mentioned in the article does not always happen at Rutger's games. I was at one in '04, Navy v Rutgers, and it was a great game with no students booing the Navy side...if anything, this is an indicator of how quickly this generation can be persuaded to bash its military when times get tough (i.e. a long, drawn out war), by none other than the liberal University system....
