Posted on 06/10/2021 7:11:03 AM PDT by foreverfree
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He signed an contract. Your in the Navy dude..............
It would be good publicity for the Navy but they have the right to do run their own affairs.
But if he wants to be a gurl, thats A OK
BOOM! Systemic Navy racism alert!!!!!
Roger Staughbach
the Bucks will still be there when he gets out...
All he has to do is say he is a Trump supporter, he’ll be discharged by nightfall.
My thoughts exactly. Roger did his time in the Navy, and then went on to a fine NFL career. The same should happen with this guy.
Don’t the students at military academies get a free education, in exchange for committing to be in the military after graduation? Isn’t the purpose of the academies to train future military leaders?
Anyway over the past several years I've seen a few stories like this indicating that the Pentagon is ending that.
This is a flip-flop-flip of a Trump administration policy. In 2017, the Trump DoD required pro sports prospects to accept their commissions, but reversed itself in 2019. Now the Biden-Harris-Obama-Soros administration has reversed the Trump policy. It’s just about doing the opposite of everything Trump did.
He had the option to leave school after 2 years if he really thought the NFL was going to be his thing.
Yeah, but Trump approved a policy to do exactly what this guy wants to do.
The decision will mean the Military Academys have now lost a major recruiting benefit they can offer Cadets/Midshipmen. Also, those Cadets/Midshipmen who have pro potential will be more likely to resign and go to a school where they can pursue their degree and athletic goals.
This decision is a no-win situation for the military. And really, are there any other Cadets/Midshipmen who aren’t happy for the guy; especially knowing he is going to fulfill his active duty after his professional career is over.
My dad was stationed at a Navy base in the Pensacola at the time Roger Staubach was spending his last two years in the Navy. Staubach spent much of his active duty time their working out and playing QB for the base football team that played a very respectable schedule of what now would be D-1A schools.
The policy has never been consistent, and has varied by Administration and even by the Service Secretaries within an Administration. Napoleon McCallum (Class of 85) was a fantastic running back, but he had to serve his 5 years before starting a career with the Raiders. Robinson (Class of 87) was a bit different. He entered the Academy below the maximum height and grew after the fact.
Service academies do not exist for sports recruiting. If this means fewer athletes so be it. If those who think they can beat the odds and make it as a pro want to leave let em. The Navy doesn’t need them.
This guy entered the Academy at a time when you had to do your service time, and everyone knows that those kind of policies can, and do, change. And he made his decision to stay even before that second Trump policy was announced anyway.
If some potential applicant decides "I'm not going to go to the Naval Academy because I want to play in the NFL and they won't let me", well...isn't it actually good that the slot goes to someone whose priority is military service rather than professional sports?
There are plenty of mids and alumni who resent those who get let out of their service obligation just because they are good athletes.
Naval ships, especially subs, are not set up for 7 foot, 1 inch sailors. Ditto fighter planes.
Not really set up for pregnant sailors either, but that is a horse of a different color.
Exactly. Under Navy regulations, David Robinson was non-deployable. Not his fault.
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