When the military needs us to step up…can you hear the National Anthem beginning to play softly in the background?…then do we not have a responsibility to do so?
In Manuel Baigorri’s article “Wave of the Future: Navy stokes students’ interest in math, engineering study,” he reports that the Navy and the NAVSEA are worried “about the steep decline in U.S. science and engineering graduates” and are “promoting technology camps and competitions around the country.”
The comments on this article were interesting…many doom and gloom comments, of course.
Then the voice of hope.
I began to note the voice of a Long Ranger… mixed with just a little sarcasm …so I am his/her (FaSpin is the name listed)…yes, I’m FaSpin’s Tonto.
I give up. All you naysayers are right. I can’t do it. I can’t be successful. It’s too hard. I’ll just sit at home, play guitar hero and collect welfare. I recommend that everyone do this. After all, everyone else is smarter and harder working than we Americans. We earned this rest; we owe it to ourselves. Let governmnet solve these issues. It’s not my problem, Man. (Yes, this is the voice of sarcasm!)
Perhaps. Maybe perhaps; You should log on to USAjobs website or look in a town with a tech base and read the want ads. Starting salaries in the 80-100k range isn’t reward enough? Great state universities hand out good technical degrees at (gasp!) affordable tuition rates. Let’s see, I made $25k before school, spent $40k for my degree and made $100k annual within 3 years. Maybe I should go back to the $25k salary. I now hire students starting at $80k. I pay contractors 80-150k per annum. Maybe you just have a lot of sour grapes. The people I hire have been self starting, smart, go getters that now have a future other than “you want fries with that?” If you work hard and don’t chase after a pipe dream, anyone can make it.
Um, my degree is Electrical Engineering. Just a BSEE. I hire Mechanical Engineers, Physicists, Naval Architects, Ocean Engineers, Acoustic Engineers, Math Majors, and even some Chemical Engineers. None of them have a shelf life because they don’t stop training. Any of them could have jobs tomorrow if they got cut today.
Sounds like Simpleinstrument is just full of sour grapes. Did you just watch IronMan for the 80th time. Not all government projects are c***. Maybe you never got on a good team. I’m sorry for that. My ‘children’ may decide to join the military and I would support them in that. I did it. It changed my life for the better. Or maybe they will get my POINT and realize that civilians contribute to the bad old military in civilian jobs wearing civilian clothes working in civilian offices making civilian salaries without the uniforms, deployments, and yes sirs. Maybe they will get a science or technical degree and invent a way to make people like you happy.Again, bravo to agencies for helping our young people realize that science and engineering ARE worthy educations. This idiot veteran will support you all the way. Make America smart again.
I do disagree with FaSpin’s last statement, though…I wish this list of postings had ended with “Let’s continue making America smart.”
Yes, with that comment, I can definitely hear the lyrics, “O, say can those star-spangled banners still wave…”
Of course, you know the answer…they do in all the classrooms of those who spend hours in the summer getting these very students ready for such camps and colleges.
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