Posted on 04/26/2005 9:44:10 AM PDT by strategofr
Yes. Folks in North Dakota tend to be helpful, but I want the girls to be self-sufficient. Imho, the more they know, the better off they are. Just basic survival skills, and something they can build on if the need arises.
How is the program Spartan? The article called for integration of the warrior role into civil society instead of its estrangement or separation.
I would rather that the federal government approve martial training and tradition in school on an elective basis than that they force it. The author isn't talking about a compulsory curriculum. The existence doesn't require attendance any more than shop class is required in high school. However, the warrior profession would finally be given the proper respect and value it deserves in society.
Some, not all, utopian thinkers wish away the necessity for warriors, and until it is possible, they wish to minimize their importance and stuff them in the background of the national soul. This is hypocritical and possibly dangerous for the same reason that abusing any person or creature is dangerous.
The author of the posted article doesn't even seem to be calling the idea a 'new program' but the establishment of martial skill mastery, discipline and tradition.
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