[Veggie Todd]

Bruce Fleming has been a professor in the English Department of the U.S. Naval Academy since 1987. The author of Annapolis Autumn, Why Liberals and Conservatives Clash, and numerous other books and articles on a wide range of issues, he has received an O. Henry short story award and the Antioch

He doesn't seem to have any problems taking their money for the last 28 years.

[RinaseaofDs]

‘English Department at the Naval Academy’

THERE is the rub.

If only his premise were: We should abolish the ENGLISH department at service academies.

The service academies are great institutions for teaching engineering, math, computer science, poli-sci, etc. Do the kids getting into West Point need another lit class?

No. Frees up a spot for Linear Algebra, Mechanical Vibrations, or Diffy Q 2.

I went to the USCGA. English was a waste of curriculum, office space, and the profs were all - to a person - refugees wholly unsuitable for any other work, including fast food or janitorial services.