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Colin interviews the owner of Online Great Books, Scott Hambrick, about his experience growing up as an Air Force dependent, as well as his take on the bachelor's degree requirement for Air Force officers.

06:04 - Eisenhower would have joined the Air Force
07:51 - Scott's life as an Air Force dependent
17:25 - Knowing the difference between officers and enlisted (see Brig Gen (Ret) David Angle:
Biography - https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/1/1103.html
Obituary - https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/angle-david-s/article_99b76ee4-a8f3-5e93-9071-4774f6cfeb26.html)
19:46 - Online Great Books (see https://onlinegreatbooks.com)
27:45 - Bachelors degrees for officers
33:35 - The future of universities
40:44 - The Air Force's higher education system
44:59 - Commentary (see https://www.barbell-logic.com and search for the Barbell Logic Podcast and the Online Great Books Podcast)
46:20 - Don't stop working on your degree (see https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9195.html)
51:14 - Bachelors degrees and universities
59:24 - "Devolution" to the liberal arts
01:01:42 - Reed's elevator speech for commissioning
01:03:01 - We don't fully understand the commission

Contact Scott at shambrick@intellectuallp.com and http://www.onlinegreatbooks.com.

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