"Sources close to the situation told The Capital that Curry intends to voluntary resign from the Naval Academy and transfer to another school in the wake of his dismissal from the football team."
Sounds like he was at the academy just to play football. Add that to all his demerits and one honor offense and I think it is good thing he is leaving.
Interesting how they left that for last. I don't think he's leaving, sounds like he's allowed to walk away and leave the taxpayers to hold the bag, and save face for an ADM.
Maybe I misunderstood, I thought he was just finishing his 3rd class year. If he leaves before 2nd class year begins he can walk away just like anyone else that decides the academy isn't for him/her, without incurring time in service or paying back any money.
IMO, If he really wanted to be a Naval officer he would not have an honor offense and all those demerits plus he would stay at the academy even though he can't play football. It is obvious to me he is not cut out for academy/military life. I find it hard to believe the ADM can't see that.
I do agree that it allows the ADM to save face if he walks away now instead of being kicked out.
Ehh, I don't really think that is fair Chock. 1) Not all of the recruited corps squad athletes were admitted due to just sports. Many of them are exceptional candidates that would get in recruited or not. 2) If the academies didn't recruit at all it would be difficult to compete in D1 sports. D1 sports provide great exposure and publicity for the academies. 3) Just because one guy at Navy was a jerk doesn't say anything about other athletes. I'm sure there are plenty of cadets/mids not on sports teams that have made mistakes or not had the right motives. You can argue that its not fair in the admissions process if a kid 1 is more qualified than kid 2 but kid 2 is a recruited football player and gets in while kid 1 is rejected, but I think its unfair to say that recruited athletes have lesser morals or don't want to become leaders and officers in the military. No offense but be careful about making generalizations off of one case and as someone who hasn't been at an academy/in the military.
True. Whether or not you are recruited, every applicant has to jump through the same nominations, DODMERB, CFA, ect. hoops.
Haha ohhhhh my. That came out wrong. But I wasn't generalizing based off of that Navy football fiasco several months back and I didn't intend to make it sound so. Thanks for pointing it out BN.
However, I still contend that the practice of recruiting cadets on their athleticism goes against what the Army is all about. Regardless of whether their other credentials make them worthy of appointment, these guys are being invited to play football and thats the biggest reason why they're brought in, not because WP thinks they'll become great officers. I know that its important to fundraising and maintaining a good reputation but its inherently unfair in the admissions process. Its an advantage that they would have otherwise not wielded had WP not contacted them. I'm going to bet that most of them will be putting football before Army first by accepting an offer of appointment. Sure, some might go on to become great officers and a real asset to their country. But there will also be some who don't. Like you mentioned, its a bit unfair to the other candidates who apply with an honest wish to serve their country but simply don't have an outstanding skill that suddenly makes them less desirable than someone who does and who may or may not be as enthusiastic about serving. True, it would be impossible for West Point to perfectly pick a class that's free of bad apples, but at least the playing field would be a lot more level if everyone followed a standard.
Really? I was under the impression that in extreme cases, recruited athletes could even bypass the standard nomination process. And I don't think passing health/fitness standards are hardly a challenge to star athletes who are probably already in great physical shape.
Army recruits for football? I guess the better players go off to Air Force and Navy.
However, I still contend that the practice of recruiting cadets on their athleticism goes against what the Army is all about. Regardless of whether their other credentials make them worthy of appointment, these guys are being invited to play football and thats the biggest reason why they're brought in, not because WP thinks they'll become great officers.
That's because we recruit drug free athletes.
it takes hard work; passion; you must push yourself beyond what you thought you could achieve even when the reward may not be there; confidence; persistence; time management; teamwork. Guess what? None of that is reflected in one's GPA or ACT score.