scoutpilot
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Keep it classy, USNA football.
Keep it classy, USNA football.
What kind of Mickey Mouse organization is the USNA running!
Excessive Alcohol and most things don't mix not even the happiest place on earth!
why some people enjoy the pain and suffering of others. Thank goodness we all don't scour the news for tidbits to make others look bad.
There are 4,000+ midshipmen, just like at USMA and USAFA. Just like EVERY organization or school there are going to be people that misbehave.
Cadets misbehave. Midshipmen misbehave. I have been to every academy and met countless students from these fine institutions. I am quite sure you'll find fewer miscreants there than on regular college campuses or just about anywhere for that matter.
We shouldn't turn a blind eye to misbehavior, but this post has nothing to do with Navy football. A 24 year old graduate does not represent Navy football or the academy with his misdeeds.
I don't know what school the OP attended, maybe Army... but I'd bet that you could find notorious graduates wherever he went. They would be far, far in the minority however. I believe the academies truly produce great young people as a rule and I am proud to know many of them.
Are you kidding?
"His name appears on the 2009 Navy football roster, identifying him as a 6-foot, 157-pound sophomore long snapper.
On the serious side, Is he done for flight training?
He could have been a Sprint footballer (aka 150 lbs football) that got called up. Similar thing happen to an upperclassman in my company when I was at WP, granted he was more than 157 pounds. I believe for Sprint football, players need to make weight Friday before the game.
A 24 year old graduate does not represent Navy football or the academy with his misdeeds.
His most recent appearance on the football roster was 2009. If we want to paint a group with which he's associated with a broad brush, shouldn't we use a more recent affiliation?
This joker is another in a growing string of Navy football players (present and past) who've brought severe discredit upon the institution and should give Mids and their leadership serious reason to question the values of that program.
Like...the Naval Academy?
Yeah, actually, he does. We get to reap the benefits of an Academy degree our entire lives. That's because we represent the values the Academy stands for, and that is not to be taken lightly. This joker is another in a growing string of Navy football players (present and past) who've brought severe discredit upon the institution and should give Mids and their leadership serious reason to question the values of that program.
Who gives two cents whether he played football, did intramurals, or sat on his behind....does it REALLY matter he played football? The fact is he graduated from an SA and when people see this in the media, that is all they care about. It is making a HUGE leap to attribute his conduct ~1.5 years after graduation to a sports team problem.
I don't know Scout Pilot and I mean no ill will. In fact I thank and appreciate the service to our country. I also respect and congratulate for graduating from one of the premier and finest institutions in our country.
But... It seems that for whatever reason that there is an axe to grind. With google all one has to do to find instances of misconduct in any academy is type in a search line. We can always find examples of negative behaviors. anyone can quickly find them. I found one from this summer starring two USMA athletes. I am sure it is an isolated incident. To indict the entire program for their actions would be ludicrous.
In my opinion the entire post served no practical reason other than to demean USNA, perhaps for their decade of dominance for the Commander in Chief's Trophy.