Just incredible, I'd read this story before but hadn't seen the update. A great reminder of what wonderful men and women are out there while we are disgusted with our politicians daily.
What happens if a cadet who was a recruited athlete wants to quit his sport? Is that even possible? Obviously very different from other colleges where they are on scholarship. Just curious, my cadet is not a recruited athlete.
I also believe that rank is calculated with weighting to the level of course you are in similar to high school. So an 80 in Jedi math is worth more than an 80 in rock math.
I can't answer on the futures part , I know there are limitations but don't know the details. I can tell you that my son is similarly colorblind, passed the vivid red/green and had no trouble with getting in, no exception needed.
I agree with tugboat and longagoplebe. My son is an athlete but even so when he joined an elite gym he threw up during every workout for a week or two. Even after two years he occasionally will have one that makes him throw up. Trust that they won't allow him or her to dehydrate and...