Talk:Montel Williams
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[edit] Sexual harrasment accusations
Why is there no talk of his sexual harrasment accusations? 70.174.69.151 22:01, March 15, 2006 (UTC)
- Don't know anything about it myself, but anyone taking upon themselves to add something on this topic to the article should be sure to read, understand, and adhere to the policies in Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and Wikipedia:Libel. --Kbh3rdtalk 03:32, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Timeline discrepancy
This article says that Williams entered the Navy in 1974, retired after 22 years of service, but began hosting his own talk show in 1991. That doesn't add up: 1974 + 22 years = 1996. SmartGuy 15:21, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- He was a reservist for most of the time. He most likely got off of active duty in '84 or '85 and spent the rest of the time in the Active/Drilling Reserves. --ProdigySportsman 02:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC) USNA '08
[edit] Williams' academics/degree at the U.S. Naval Academy
Note:This applies to the way things were in 1980, when Mr. Williams graduated from the US Naval Academy:
While the US Naval Academy does have a major in "General Engineering", it does not have a degree system which allows one to "Minor" in a subject other than a language. (In fact, due to the high course load required of engineering majors (20+ hrs/semester), if one were to "minor" in another subject, it would almost have to be somehow related to one's engineering major. For instance, if a student (midshipman) were to be in the Mechanical Engineering program and fail a course in his or her senior year with no time to re-take the course, the degree awarded would be General Engineering, but one could make the argument that one had a "minor in Mechanical Engineering", however, nothing in your records would state such in 1980.)
As I stated above, there is no "minor in International Security Affairs" at USNA as claimed in this document. There is a Political Science Department, and one can major in "Political Science".
At USNA General Engineering is the fall-back major for midshipmen who miss the required number of credits within their chosen engineering major (you can't start out in a GE track).
(Similarly, the "General Science" major is the degree awarded for someone who tried to major in the non-engineering fields whether Oceanography or Poli-Sci. One only need have the minimum number of credits to graduate in that case. Again, you can’t start out in the GS track.)
This stated, I suggest that "... and a minor in International Security Affairs." be deleted. v/r
CT USNA '84
Crystaltoe 16:47, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I do agree with all of CT comments above. However, not knowing enough about Mr Montel Williams, may I suggest perhaps Mr Montel Williams actually majored in "Political Science", to others his academics - especially to a Political Science major at any other university, his required academics included enough courses such that he may legitimately claim to have minored in General Engineering.
Also above, not General Sciences, but Physical Sciences.
I have not checked the links, could he have choosen within Political Science a speciality of International Security Affairs?
WFOj2 01:00, 14 December 2006 (UTC) '83
[edit] russian
i dont have a citation for this, but he also speaks russian. he is prohibited from speaking about anything he did while in the service due to security clearance restrictions. i dont have a citation for that either. maybe someone can add. Keltik31 23:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
