My dad majored in biology but he told me it wasn't uncommon for guys to just get a psych degree because it was easier. I saw my dad's schedule once, I don't know that he ever slept - he was super close to a chemistry minor but he needed to graduate and the minor wasn't necessary. I don't think Jack would have gone into the sciences. I don't think he's a dope, but I could see him going more for a poli sci major. I know props put him with an engineering degree? My dad got his masters in public administration because as you move up the ranks, there's more politicking - which my dad hated and that's why he retired when he did. He didn't want to kiss butts to get higher up LOL (and he always said as soon as they tried to put him behind a desk, he was out and colonels don't do a lot of flying. That's one of the many SG inaccuracies - Jack would likely not be going out into the field). For a lot of guys, even my dad, the degree is a means to an end. Doesn't mean they're stupid, it just means that when you have a full time job, a wife, and you're young and you want to get into a cockpit, you'll get whatever fits the bill. (My dad just really likes science).