“The likelihood of him receiving said “scholarship†was probably pretty good. Clearly he had the aptitude. He ended up being a brain surgeon! I don’t understand all of the conern. Much ado about nothing.”
People have been FIRED FROM JOBS for saying when they have a degree, but instead they ‘almost’ had the degree, they were a class or two short of completion.
Same here, HE LIED. As you say, he is a BRAIN SURGEON, he KNOWS the difference between being offered a scholarship and being told that if he applied he would have a decent chance of being accepted. The REAL QUESTION is why. The only thing that I can think of is that he felt a bit short on the military creds. He’s a goddam BRAIN SURGEON...no one is going to take issue with him not going to Vietnam.
I don’t believe this. Did he join the service? Was he an officer? Did he say he was? He only said that he was offered a scholarship which he “turned down.”
Walk into any recruiting center and that is exactly what they will offer a prospective — a free college degree. Some people call it a scholarship. Semantics. Happens all of the time. It is a recruiting tool. OCS if it an officer.
BTW, some of the best engineers and techs I have known got their start in the service.
Anyway, IMO Carson was definitely officer material. His extremely calm demeanor and brain surgeons focus and smarts would have been ideal in the cockpit of a fighter or attack helicopter.
Maybe hindsight is 20/20 or maybe people around him saw something in him. A talent. The talent to become a brain surgeon or an officer in the service.
BTW, I was channel surfing the other night and I actually saw him at work. He was performing brain surgery on a little girl. He had opened her skull... well anyway, it was a bit gruesome for me so I flipped out. The guy is legit.