[QUOTE=Steamer;186692]http://maritime-executive.com/article/usmmas-accreditation-may-be-in-jeopardy
It looks like Helis cherry picked the report and acted on the only thing that he could blame someone else for.
The root of the problem is that there is no reason for KP’s continued existence. KP’s unholy relationship with MARAD is the only reason it has not been closed and the property sold off years ago. The fiction of “service academy” is absurd, the fiction of its students participating in the “merchant marine” is equally absurd. The very few that might actually sail cannot possibly justify the cost to maintain that clubhouse for MARAD ring knockers.
If only the accreditation organization and the public knew the whole story.[/QUOTE]
While reading this article was interesting, it was not until I was reading the comments that the true problem (to me that is) came to surface. This is a cut and paste of one of the comments –
Begin Quote – "KP • a minute ago
Take it easy there guy. KP produces 200+ exemplary mariners each year, 85% of whom ship out. Just because they don’t spend their whole life out at sea and want to put their education and credentials to use shore side does not mean they waste the taxpayer’s money. I could not afford college, worked hard, and got out of KP debt free. Go back to sea where you belong and don’t forget to collect unemployment when your vacation expires." End Quote.
So, I guess the we are the best of the best attitude is still being taught there. Whoever this posters is, I’m glad that I will never have to sail with them!