That’s just it, his words are what is being vetted. I think it is obvious that Carson’s intent was for the reader to believe he had been offered a slot at West Point. I even had a Freeper make that claim some time back in a post. Carson did not receive such an offer, period.
We don’t want to fall into the trap of nominating someone without proper vetting. My major objections to Carson are his support for amnesty, un Constitutional positions on guns, his associations with race baiters, and now his support of TPP.
I disagree. I believe he was offered a scholarship (that’s what it was called even though you had to serve 4 years in the military) Other people have found flyers back then where it was called a full scholarship. You only had to know someone who could help get you in and have good grades, good SAT scores, etc.
Carson was a highly intelligent black man with high ROTC marks and high academic grades. Like my daughter, Carson didn’t want to serve in the military. I read somewhere that Seventh Day Adventists were often conscientious objectors. I don’t know. This may have been his real reason for turning it down. I’m sure if he had pursued it, he could have gotten into West Point.