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Man, everybody is all over this kid because he tried to take advantage of a program that was already in place. He did not make up this exemption, he just tried to get it. I don't think he went to West Point planning to get out out of his commitment. If that was the case then why go through four years of pain at West Point? If he is good enough to get drafted by a team then he was probably good enough to get a scholarship at some school where he could major in underwater basket weaving and just play football for four years instead of going through all the fun that is West Point. I suspect that he went there to be an officer and found out about the exemption later. There's an old saying "Don't hate a dog for being a dog." Well don't hate a twenty-two year old for being a twenty-two year old. He did not create this exemption. It existed before he got there. He just tried to take advantage of it. Now, I agree that this exemption should not be there but I don't blame Campbell for that. I blame whatever genius created it in the first place. Yes, he cried when he found out but he didn't start jumping up and down and screaming "It's unfair!", or retaining lawyers or anything like that. He just said that he was upset and now he is looking forward starting his military career.
Oh, and as for him going to OIF/OEF, he branched ADA so I am not sure that there is a combat tour in his future anyway. I could be wrong, but don't recall seeing any ADA unit over there.
SFC W
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