TEch MAjors?

[navca09]

I am going to The Citadel next year and I am thinking of majoring in biology. Is that considered a Tech major. If not what are tech majors other than engineering and Physics

 

[JBM]

Yes it is a technical major. Others include chemistry and math. Pretty much any major that doesn't involve a lot of "creative" writing is technical.

 

[eddie]

Yes it is a technical major. Others include chemistry and math. Pretty much any major that doesn't involve a lot of "creative" writing is technical.

No.

Navca: Look at this thread.

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134938&highlight=technical+majors

 

[MIDNJAC]

most definitely not a tech major in terms of service selection

 

[Gatordev]

most definitely not a tech major in terms of service selection

Really? It's a BS, no? My major, while technical in the real world, was generally not too technical in the way it was taught, but it was a BS and was deemed technical on Service Selection. Maybe things have changed.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Just to add my two cents, major in something you're interested in, not something that you think will help for service selection.

 

[BigIron]

^^ Actually good advice. The military only lasts so long. Your degree will be with you forever, so spend time studying things you are interested in. Just because a person has an engineering degree, it does not mean they are a whiz-bang pilot.

Some people, while very good at technical subjects and who excel at figuring out the volume in cubic centimeters of the world's oceans cannot handle simple human transactions. Work on that stuff...the leadership stuff, the ability to write and communicate as well. It will take you far. My opinion.

 

[othromas]

Some people, while very good at technical subjects and who excel at figuring out the volume in cubic centimeters of the world's oceans cannot handle simple human transactions. Work on that stuff...the leadership stuff, the ability to write and communicate as well. It will take you far. My opinion.

This reminds me of something one of my instructors in engineering mentioned once. He said that the guys who got straight A's on everything (because they spent every waking moment studying) were the ones who usually ended up crunching numbers in the back of the office and weren't allowed to talk to anyone except their fellow engineers. The B students were the ones who could find projects and talk to people, but still crunch numbers and talk to the former A students--they were a happy medium. And the C students were the ones that owned the companies that the A and B students worked at.

Obviously not a hard and fast rule, but BigIron hit the nail on the head.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

This reminds me of something one of my instructors in engineering mentioned once. He said that the guys who got straight A's on everything (because they spent every waking moment studying) were the ones who usually ended up crunching numbers in the back of the office and weren't allowed to talk to anyone except their fellow engineers. The B students were the ones who could find projects and talk to people, but still crunch numbers and talk to the former A students--they were a happy medium. And the C students were the ones that owned the companies that the A and B students worked at.

Obviously not a hard and fast rule, but BigIron hit the nail on the head.

 

[HighDimension]

This reminds me of something one of my instructors in engineering mentioned once. He said that the guys who got straight A's on everything (because they spent every waking moment studying) were the ones who usually ended up crunching numbers in the back of the office and weren't allowed to talk to anyone except their fellow engineers. The B students were the ones who could find projects and talk to people, but still crunch numbers and talk to the former A students--they were a happy medium. And the C students were the ones that owned the companies that the A and B students worked at.

Look at our current Commander in Chief.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Really? It's a BS, no? My major, while technical in the real world, was generally not too technical in the way it was taught, but it was a BS and was deemed technical on Service Selection. Maybe things have changed.

hey, I could be mistaken but as I understood it, there were 3 categories:

1) Technical majors (engineering, etc)
2) General science (Biology, Chemistry, etc)
3) Basket Weaving (all the liberal arts classes)

The first category getting all the points for the "major" category on service selection, the second getting slightly less, and the third getting a few less then either of the others. Again, this could be inaccurate, but that is how it was described to me

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

hey, I could be mistaken but as I understood it, there were 3 categories:

1) Technical majors (engineering, etc)
2) General science (Biology, Chemistry, etc)
3) Basket Weaving (all the liberal arts classes)

The first category getting all the points for the "major" category on service selection, the second getting slightly less, and the third getting a few less then either of the others. Again, this could be inaccurate, but that is how it was described to me

I think there's a thread somewhere telling you about service selection and your major.

 

[Gatordev]

hey, I could be mistaken but as I understood it, there were 3 categories:

1) Technical majors (engineering, etc)
2) General science (Biology, Chemistry, etc)
3) Basket Weaving (all the liberal arts classes)

The first category getting all the points for the "major" category on service selection, the second getting slightly less, and the third getting a few less then either of the others. Again, this could be inaccurate, but that is how it was described to me

Ahh, okay, we're saying the same thing, just using different words. When I went through, there was:

1) Engineering
2) Technical (basically a B.S. in something that was non-engineering)
3) Non-Technical (Everything else)