Article: Military academies are good investment.(Metropolitan Times)(Metropolitan Voices)

I'm writing in response to several articles concerning the military academies in general and the Naval Academy in particular.

I first take exception to the inferences made by the Army Reserve officer who implied that only the Army had a preparatory school and that the kids who go to the academies are only looking for a free ride ("Academy selection is a flawed process," Sept. 12).

For his enlightenment, the Naval Academy has an excellent preparatory school in Newport, R.I., and it is there that many young men and women who desire to enter the Navy begin their careers. It is also where young enlisted men and women who desire to go to the Naval Academy ...

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