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Yeah, Air Force only allows three years for a PhD they're paying for. That's apparently relatively normal in the hard sciences, but in the Liberal Arts, that's ridiculously fast. A lot of schools told me not even to apply if I only had three years. Part of why I chose Purdue is that they have an accelerated four-year program for students who already have their MA, so I was only a year faster.

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Congratulations, I'm sure you'll pass with colors flying. So what is the next step - teaching at AFA?

Close. Teaching at Air Command and Staff College. On the plus side, teaching graduate students. On the minus, Alabama.

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03-15-2021 , 09:23 AM

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Defend well, Garick! Looking forward to calling you Dr. Garick in the near future.

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03-15-2021 , 11:19 AM

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Good luck / congrats G!

Gcan'twaittoseetheAlabamahouserenosG

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03-15-2021 , 01:40 PM

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On the minus, Alabama.

At least its a wet heat.

grats G thats ossum!

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03-15-2021 , 02:12 PM

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LOL. I was wondering how my speed compares to average in the PhD world, and I found this:

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There are probably few universities that nudge students out the door as rapidly as Princeton, where a humanities student now averages 6.4 years compared with 7.5 in 2003. That is largely because Princeton guarantees financial support for its more than 2,000 scholars for five years, including free tuition and stipends that range up to $30,000 a year. That means students need teach no more than two courses during their schooling and can focus on research.

“Princeton since the 1930s has felt that a Ph.D. should be an education, not a career, and has valued a tight program,” said William B. Russel, dean of the graduate school.

Princeton as one of the "fast schools" amuses me, because they were on of the ones which told me not even to apply. They said the fastest they could do was five years.

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03-15-2021 , 03:56 PM

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Defend well, Garick! Looking forward to calling you Dr. Garick in the near future.

Logjam of titles imo

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LOL. I was wondering how my speed compares to average in the PhD world, and I found this:

Princeton as one of the "fast schools" amuses me, because they were on of the ones which told me not even to apply. They said the fastest they could do was five years.

For comparison sake my school was debating lowering the maximum from 10 years to 8. Pretty sure the history dept was designed as a 6 yr PhD not including unexpected pregnancies. I thought science had a standard 5.

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03-15-2021 , 04:21 PM

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I mean, it varies a bunch, especially in how much difference it makes to come in with a Masters Degree already in hand. Apparently the average for Education is 13 years, but those are almost all taken by full time teachers/administrators working on their PhD/EdD part-time.

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03-15-2021 , 04:28 PM

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finally got around to watching The Wire. better than The Sopranos

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03-15-2021 , 05:06 PM

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finally got around to watching The Wire. better than The Sopranos

wow...a take of yours I fully endorse

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03-15-2021 , 05:25 PM

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wow...a take of yours I fully endorse

I wasn’t aware we disagreed on so much. Other than Mayo, that is

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03-15-2021 , 05:56 PM

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Welp, just submitted the dissertation to my examining committee. Defending sometime in the next three to six weeks. Doesn't seem real.

congrats G!

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Close. Teaching at Air Command and Staff College. On the plus side, teaching graduate students. On the minus, Alabama.

Also on the plus side, closer to the Gulf Coast pokerz...And on the minus--yeah, Bama.

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03-15-2021 , 06:03 PM

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Gl Garlick

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03-15-2021 , 06:04 PM

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Garick opens his bags of chips with scissors

I do too...

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03-15-2021 , 06:37 PM

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congrats G!

I still can't believe Ryan Daut won that one.

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03-15-2021 , 07:13 PM

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Garick moving to Bama might be enough to move it from the 50th ranked state for education to the 49th.

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03-15-2021 , 08:17 PM

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Congrats, I had no idea it took this much work. How did you find the three years you got for school? My friend just finished theirs and has to go back to active duty now but it was pretty much only school for three years while in the marine corp program

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finally got around to watching The Wire. better than The Sopranos

yea its close but its not that close. Sopranos or breaking bad tho?

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Garick moving to Bama might be enough to move it from the 50th ranked state for education to the 49th.

I wish our country went to war on poverty like they do the middle east

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03-15-2021 , 08:20 PM

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yea its close but its not that close. Sopranos or breaking bad tho?

i think i'll be in the minority on this one. Breaking Bad.

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03-15-2021 , 08:23 PM

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i think i'll be in the minority on this one. Breaking Bad.

I think its a bit better as well.

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03-15-2021 , 08:29 PM

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i think i'll be in the minority on this one. Breaking Bad.

#2 that we align on!

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03-15-2021 , 08:31 PM

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Since I’ve never opined on this before

Sopranos > Better Call Saul > Breaking Bad > The Wire

Shows that are very different but somewhere above The Wire: Seinfeld, Futurama, Curb Your Enthusiasm

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03-15-2021 , 08:33 PM

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I love the too cool for school people who are like,

"Sopranos was meh. Fat guy that eats a lot and talks funny. Don't know what all the fuss was about."

But they say this type of thing for every single show widely regarded as good whether it be Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Full House etc.

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03-15-2021 , 08:35 PM

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Curb is the funniest show I have ever seen, I think

Rick and Morty> futurama

South Park> all other animated shows

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03-15-2021 , 08:44 PM

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When you consider the acting job did while taking enough tranqs to put down a horse...

Speaking of which, I forgot to add Bojack Horseman to my list

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03-15-2021 , 09:11 PM

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congrats G!

Also on the plus side, closer to the Gulf Coast pokerz...And on the minus--yeah, Bama.

Thanks for keeping the dog meme exchange going.

I guess there's poker within 3 hours at the Pensacola dog track, or 3.5 in Biloxi. Doesn't compare to charity games 15 mins from the house here.

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Yeah, pretty much only school. I'm the senior officer student, so a couple of hours a week of admin duty, but really it's almost like a sabbatical from the military. Only wear my uniform if I'm on campus on Thursdays, etc.

It's a great deal. The only downside is how compressed it is. Still, to get paid my normal salary, plus a full-ride scholarship is an amazing deal. I can't complain. (but sometimes I still do)