Question: What happens to the careers of the cadets after charges are dropped? Do they remain at the Academy? Anything in their military records? I would think not, but remain cynical these days.
When the charges are dropped, they are, in theory, midshipmen in good standing and eligible for commissions upon graduation. If someone doesn’t want them to be commissioned, they might find themselves under heightened scrutiny that could discover some impediment on the road to a commission. Since race is involved, it’s probably complicated.