tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post6475138804960300590..comments2023-10-10T11:23:10.438-04:00Comments on Diplopundit: H.R. 2410: Towards a Modern and Expeditionary Foreign ServiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-17895289692501505332009-06-23T02:05:43.440-04:002009-06-23T02:05:43.440-04:00"If you drill beyond the surface, you may rec...<i>"If you drill beyond the surface, you may recognize this as true -- whereas the pursuit of advanced education and continuous learning has been woven deeply into the fabric of military culture, the threads are not fully present in the State Department."</i><br /><br />As an aspiring FSO (I took the FSOT on June 9th), I'm somewhat surprised by this. With both GWU and Georgetown so close to Main State, from afar one would think there would be a strong relationship between all three institutions.<br /><br />I fully agree on the point about the cultural value of graduate degrees in the military. My first memory of an account of that is James Fallows' <i>National Defense</i> from 1982.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611171451570627041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-24611075301763597732009-06-19T07:54:26.363-04:002009-06-19T07:54:26.363-04:00I have really enjoyed your insightful breakdowns o...I have really enjoyed your insightful breakdowns of H.R. 2410. Great stuff. Thanks for taking the time.Matt Keenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763775457513623087noreply@blogger.com