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The ROI for a single academy cadet is not justified by the resources (money and personnel) used to produce a new officer. Add this to the fact that academy cadets are not promoted at a higher rate nor do they remain on active duty any longer than those commissioned through ROTC or OTS (see GAO report mentioned in this summary) and one realizes that a single service academy is enough educational inefficiency for our nation.

Service academies are outstanding institutions, but any place of higher learning that charges $333K per year in tuition (look at academy total budgets--not the phoney "education costs" formula they use--and divide the budget by average number of new officers commissioned (~900) to get an idea of tuition costs--$333K--based on $300M annual budget for Air Force Academy). Now is the time for a single academy.

Invest money in soldiers/airman/marines/sailors who have proven themselves on active duty, not on college kids with nice applications. Use the manpower savings for operations vice enjoying life in the ivy tower.