As someone who just graduated, I find your situation perplexing but not surprising. This sentiment is very common in my opinion of people, such as ourselves, who have just graduated with a CS degree. I personally sat in on an Industrial Advisory Board and Computer Science Curriculum Meeting at my University and heard many of my classmates voice the same concern. I think, like many that have replied today, that CS doesn't necessarily translate into 'programming' but into computational and systematic problem solving. Your degree should not limit you to programming, but offer you a wide range of job opportunities where these principles can be used. You could become a professional in any field and utilize what you have learned; besides, a degree doesn't say too much other than you probably know something about a subject and you endured 4 years of school. But this is just my opinion, what do I know; I just graduated.
-Just another programmer
If you want the U.S. Armed Forces to 'mind their own goddamn business' then write your Congressman, other than that I am afraid you have grossly misunderstood the meaning of this manual. It is not about killing civilians or committing crimes against another people, it is simply outlining tactics for conducting war. I say let the soldiers do whatever they need to in order to make it home safely and complete their missions and if it means gathering intel via clandestine operations, using propaganda or using the populace for information, then so be it. I would also suggest that if you haven't ever been to war, then do not criticize the tactics of our soldiers.
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As someone who just graduated, I find your situation perplexing but not surprising. This sentiment is very common in my opinion of people, such as ourselves, who have just graduated with a CS degree. I personally sat in on an Industrial Advisory Board and Computer Science Curriculum Meeting at my University and heard many of my classmates voice the same concern. I think, like many that have replied today, that CS doesn't necessarily translate into 'programming' but into computational and systematic problem solving. Your degree should not limit you to programming, but offer you a wide range of job opportunities where these principles can be used. You could become a professional in any field and utilize what you have learned; besides, a degree doesn't say too much other than you probably know something about a subject and you endured 4 years of school. But this is just my opinion, what do I know; I just graduated. -Just another programmer
If you want the U.S. Armed Forces to 'mind their own goddamn business' then write your Congressman, other than that I am afraid you have grossly misunderstood the meaning of this manual. It is not about killing civilians or committing crimes against another people, it is simply outlining tactics for conducting war. I say let the soldiers do whatever they need to in order to make it home safely and complete their missions and if it means gathering intel via clandestine operations, using propaganda or using the populace for information, then so be it. I would also suggest that if you haven't ever been to war, then do not criticize the tactics of our soldiers.