I liked Radix's post but if someone goes to West Point and doesn't want to make the Army a career, what the hell is in their minds?
Arioch7.
The same thing that is on everyone elses mind. If someone goes to west Point at age 18, by the time their commitment is up they would be 27. People change change drastically during those nine years.
Any number of things. The service requirement is five years, not a lifetime.