Why do so many people in the military have useless degrees?

Sometimes they push degrees while I'm high demand and by the time you graduate it's more than there are jobs. You can never go wrong with computers and software.

What's wrong with my degree in advance drinking??

Why are there so many useless degrees out there? I mean degrees that prep you only to be able to teach that subject to other people that likewise will not be able to use it...
As to your question, as it applies to the Military, this would be easily fixed if the military required all Officers to serve a minimum of two years as enlisted soldiers before granting a commission to a 22-year-old with a degree in advanced basket weaving. The Academies should go to 5 years with one year mandatory enlisted service between sophomore and junior years.

We Already Have Our Quota Of Idiots With College Degrees;
And The On-Line Programs Will Keep Producing Many More.
I'm A Self-Educated Individual & I've Had College Boys Working For Me.
HAD 4.. FIRED 1 For INCOMPETENCE ~~ Retrained The Other 3
And We ALL Became Friends And Had Fun Working Together ~~
THAT BTW; Is How It's Supposed To Be....
If You Enjoy Your Career, You'll NEVER Go To "Work" Again...

I don't think any degree is useless. The only way a degree becomes useless is if achieve getting a degree and then do nothing with it, or get a job where it isn't useful. Example: a degree in archeology and then you get a job as a computer tech.

While some degrees are more practical than others, I believe that all degrees are useful. All degrees require that one completes the General Education requirements. Students must meet deadlines, be on time for classes, interact with different types of people, and overcome difficulties on a regular basis. Acquiring the ability to meet these challenges on a regular basis is very good experience as one moves forward and encounters life’s myriad obstacles. Granted, a degree in basket weaving will not be as useful as a degree in cybersecurity but the student will certainly have the ability to learn.

I have found in my experience that the only time degree matters, or is not "useless" is if you DON'T have one. Pretty cut and dried, that.

This actually brings to mind a side issue. Why is there such a focus on college degrees? Especially in light of the severe shortage in the skilled trades. Try to find an electrician, plumber, carpenter etc. Good luck, but if you do, I guarantee you're going to be paying upwards of $100 and hour or more. As a board member for the regional ambulance service here, I can tell you that EMTs and Paramedics are also in very short supply. We'll have to raise our pay scale three times in the past year or so to try and keep our shifts filled. Other allied medical fields (CMA, LPN, Dental, Radiology and Lab Techs, etc.), are also in very short supply. These are just a few of the vocations that are in short supply and require an associate degree or less, but do require specialized skills.

I was in the Regular Air Force for 8 years and a IMA for 25years. The writer of the original question is correct. It's not individuals coming into the DoD but more career NCO'S that take advantage of tuition assistance programs. Over 33years I became aware of more and more individuals who have college degrees that will NEVER GET A INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT but it looks good on a EPR. I still remember being on my AT I shared to a group of mixed enlisted members about the need and opportunities of the SKILLED TRADES and HELMETS TO HARDHATS and how well I'd done. The female E-9 (she was a E-9 not a Chief)couldn't understand that being a plumber, electrician,carpenter would do more for you than a degree in sociology or liberal arts. The proof of the pudding is the amount of individuals with not just under graduate degrees entering the enlisted force but here in New York City the amount of college graduates applying to apply to become SANITATION WORKERS (GARBAGE/SNOW REMOVAL/BROOM TRUCK OPERATORS).COLLEGE DEGREES ARE NOW A MARKETED COMMODITY BEING SOLD TO MILITARY MEMBERS BECAUSE THESE CORPORATIONS DON'T CARE IF THE INDIVIDUAL GETS EDUCATED THEY JUST WANT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DOLLARS

I have a degree in Secondary Education. One day my company (HHC, 4/63 armor) was in an auditorium for a class in riot control. The assigned instructor and assistant instructor were droning on-and-on, frequently stopping to refer to notes, and had already lost the attention and interest of the audience when the First Sergeant asked me to take over. I did so with no notes or preparation, completing the hour instruction and fielding many thoughtful questions.