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To me it's apples and oranges. Two very different worlds with very different experience to be gained. This coming from a guy with a BA, then went SF, then a master's program for PA school. Again, two different worlds, there may be a lot of cross-over, but for the most part, different skill sets are needed to navigate each.
There is nothing comparable to the intensity found through SF military training and its real world application. But it's not all encompassing and there is plenty out there in the world of academia to be gained which the Q-course doesn't provide.
One small example is the importance of communication. There are a lot of veterans out there that struggle in college because they lack some of the important research, analytical and writing skills needed to jump the hoops of academia. Grammar is actually important after all. It's something that needs to be learned, just like any skill, it's obtained through practice and application, or as some may refer to it "education".
Now, that being said, my own personal opinion is that our university/college system in this country has gone overboard and is more about milking every penny out of you and less about preparing you for the real world.
My $0.02.
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