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Deuce,
While it does help to be neutered before entering college, it is not a prerequisite. In fact there are a few departments where it can be a handicap. Chief among these would be Military History ( I know from experience) and I believe Mechanical Engineering. OTOH, that may be one of the reasons that so many Military History Chairs are sitting empty at schools across the country. You see, Military History Profs tend to become cynical, if they do not start out that way. The study of military history tends to lead into the dark dank corners and closets full of bones. As a result, the worst aspects of people and governments are commonplace to the military historian. To be fair some of the most heroic and awe inspiring actions are also unearthed, though those are typically performed by relativey small numbers of people.
Regardless, this tends to breed either conservatism, or more often libertarianism. Obviously, this tends to set the military history profs at odds with many others in the faculty and administration.
Dec 7, 2007, 4:07:00 AM
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