There is no reasonable argument against hard work benefiting character. But it sounds like there is argument about how much financial support one should receive from their parents...
Debt can come in more forms than money. When you say you will have $0 debt, this is true. But you will be indebted to the military for atleast 4 years of service. They can send you anywhere - for many this puts lots of stress on those close to them (significant others/family). Don't believe them when they promise you that you will get your first 3 choices of placement... 2 of my friends didn't.. and are paying for it now in places they never imagined they would have to be.
I recently read an op-ed in the nytimes trying to explain why children of immigrant families in the USA are have greater socioeconomic upward mobility than children born of those born in America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/opinion/sunday/the-immigrant-advantage.html?_r=0
The idea is that immigrant families are more likely offer support to their children, and this benefits these children because in the landscape of America today, opportunity alone is not sufficient for upward mobility (as it once was). Community is important, you can't deny that. Some opt to receive money from the government, others from their family. Either way, there is a magnitude of debt associated with each, whether it be debt in the form of money, or gratitude to ones parents. Relationships are a give and take. If anyone thinks that money being bestowed to them from their parents is a take-take-take, they are naive and will one day be awoken. For the sacrifice they provide, you too will one day be on the hook for that same sacrifice. To tell anyone who receives money from their parents that they are deserving of less respect, is nearsighted, and needs to reflect on their own relationships with their family.
I absolutely don't think the OP somehow doesn't deserve to have their dental school tuition covered and of course I wish I was in their situation, who wouldn't! Besides, I was awarded an HPSP scholarship so guess what, I also have $0 debt! Why would I be jealous? I had the same opportunity in undergrad and through the military in dental school.
Debt can come in more forms than money. When you say you will have $0 debt, this is true. But you will be indebted to the military for atleast 4 years of service. They can send you anywhere - for many this puts lots of stress on those close to them (significant others/family). Don't believe them when they promise you that you will get your first 3 choices of placement... 2 of my friends didn't.. and are paying for it now in places they never imagined they would have to be.
I recently read an op-ed in the nytimes trying to explain why children of immigrant families in the USA are have greater socioeconomic upward mobility than children born of those born in America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/opinion/sunday/the-immigrant-advantage.html?_r=0
The idea is that immigrant families are more likely offer support to their children, and this benefits these children because in the landscape of America today, opportunity alone is not sufficient for upward mobility (as it once was). Community is important, you can't deny that. Some opt to receive money from the government, others from their family. Either way, there is a magnitude of debt associated with each, whether it be debt in the form of money, or gratitude to ones parents. Relationships are a give and take. If anyone thinks that money being bestowed to them from their parents is a take-take-take, they are naive and will one day be awoken. For the sacrifice they provide, you too will one day be on the hook for that same sacrifice. To tell anyone who receives money from their parents that they are deserving of less respect, is nearsighted, and needs to reflect on their own relationships with their family.