Whereas we, and previous generations, had the freedom to roam where we liked at weekends and during school holidays, today's children have their lives organised, planned and controlled to a military degree.
Clark graduated from the Command and General Staff College (CGSC), earning his military Master of Arts degree in military science from the CGSC with a thesis on American policies of gradualism in the Vietnam War.
With respect to possible underreporting across the military, the degree to which patients seek care outside of the military treatment facility is not known.
It may also in hindsight have been a mistake to try to establish a Western-style military with high degrees of junior initiative, very different approaches to logistical support and so on.
They were men with military backgrounds, with degrees in fighting fires.
Currently there are no set criteria for eligibility for a grant of arms, the College recommends that "awards or honours from the Crown, civil or military commissions, university degrees, professional qualifications, public and charitable services, and eminence or good standing in national or local life" will be taken into account.
The pragmatic wing of the party likes his Harvard law degree, military service and brief stint at McKinsey, a management consultancy.
"We don't see a solution without co-opting the former military to some degree," said a senior military officer in Baghdad who has reviewed what needs to be done to field a new Iraqi Army quickly.
Although Prime Minister Bainimarama has officially retired his military command, the degree to which the Royal Fiji Military Forces will continue to assert their influence in politics - both directly and indirectly - remains an open question.
Manning and Snowden reflect weaknesses in the command structure of the military and the degree to which Beltway contractors now operate vital sinews within the US intelligence establishment with poor oversight.
