Fleet Marine Life #17 – Brain Damage
Apr12
on April 12, 2011
at 12:01 am
Those who leave the Marine Corps will undoubtedly become smarter. Those who have been in for at least over a year will feel somewhat… slower. Remember that 4 letter word you used to know how to spell? Or remember that time when you used to be able to add fractions?
If you’re in the Marine Corps, ask yourself, “Has my ability to spell gotten better in the Corps?”
Well, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t. If you said yes to that question then your educational system has probably failed you in the first place.
Misspelling words since 1775. K.
This is so true it is sad. I’m finishing up my associates and algebra is my last course. I remember doing calculus in high school, but after four years in the marines, algebra is kicking my ass…
I know what you mean. I did Pre-Calc in High school and got an A. I’m taking Calculus One and so far I’m doing okay at the expense of a lot of my spare time. A lot.
This happened to me. In high school I taught myself calculus, matrices, high energy and elementary particle physics and some quantum theory and special relativity, but then I enlisted in the Marines as a infantryman on a whim and I swear my IQ lowered by 20 points. Now that I am out and in college I feel like I am gaining those points back, albeit slowly. How do they make us so stupid?