General Westmoreland did not offer Carson a scholarship to West Point because they don’t exist. There is no record of any communication from West Point to Carson about ANY offer.
My son was offered a spot at Annapolis and dis attend. To me it was a full ride scholarship coupled with a requirement to serve for a number of years.
Free ride - scholarship plus service? Hell, to me a scholarship seemed easier to say that appointment because appointments by 2 Senators and 1 Congressman was no guarantee of acceptance.
I don’t see any issue here.
While Westpoint has a different regimen for acceptance, as a result of Carson’s performance with ROTC he would have certainly been courted. The only difference being that a offer would be a offer to apply because the offer is really for the sponsor to begin the application. That means that someone in the ROTC hierarchy was willing to sign for him.
That is what a offer from West Point entails, but it is really a recruitment to apply for a appointment. it’s akin to the 1st step in the process. The sponsor.
It’s not rocket science, but I think the media jumped the shark on this one...again...
Well lets hear what Carson has to say on Hannity’s radio show right now.
Everyone is on scholarship at West Point. That is to say, they don’t pay tuition.
I had the same deal with the U of Illinois when I was accepted into their PhD program. Everyone accepted was given a scholarship. As with West Point, the acceptance rate is very low.