Originally Posted by Dude
The military has some interesting ways to motivate students. I did the math and found out my naval electronics training involved more class hours than a full 4-year degree, so when they say it's equivalent, they're not far off.

Master Chiefs in Nukes, Electronics, and Radar walk on water. Ditto Master Sergeants from similar specialties in the Army. Their schooling is equivalent to MS with the nukes knowing more about physics than many PHDs.

Originally Posted by DAD22
I do some recruiting for my company (engineers and computer scientists), and few things put me off more than a candidate that complains about a challenge. If you tell me that you ran from a challenge with your tail between your legs, your resume isn't going to be looked at again once you leave our booth.

Or saying you know how to do something and then know nothing about it.