Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department

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This might seem surprising until you think about it and realize that they likely have a better budget and don't have to kowtow to parents that are antagonistic to their children learning actual facts.

I wonder if there are any requirements to joining the military, which could have an effect on who is allowed to go to the military school? Or do they just let anyone in?

Seriously?

No. It's pretty predictable that schools of children of people qualifying for institutions which have an intellectual bar will have an advantage.

The US military is surprisingly strict on filtering recruits for minimum thresholds of mental ability. It has come up in other cases too, where military children often outperform

I don't understand your shock at the question? The military most definitely does not just let anyone in.

No children of felons for one. No children of illegal substance (drugs) users is another example. Parents must be literate to join the military is another, etc.

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