"Former Navy baseball standout Noah Song has received his marching orders. Song has been ordered to report to flight school at Naval Air Station Pensacola no later than June 26. That decision, issued by the Department of Defense, puts Song's dream of playing professional baseball for the Boston Red Sox on hold for at least a year, if not longer."
"Song graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned as a naval flight officer on May 24, 2019. The right-handed pitcher was then selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft on June 4."
"In April, after waiting six months for the DoD to rule on his waiver request, Song changed his mind. The Claremont, California, native submitted an updated request to pursue flight training after all. Song made that decision after learning a new DoD policy permitting service academy graduates to pursue professional sports immediately following graduation could not retroactively be applied to his situation. In November, Defense Secretary Mark Esper formally signed Directive-Type Memorandum-19-011 that was titled "Military Service Academy Graduates Seeking to Participate in Professional Sports." "The original waiver, which requested the ability to continue my service by transferring my commission to the Navy Reserves and concurrently pursuing a professional baseball career with the Red Sox organization, gave me the best chance to make it to the major leagues," Song said in a statement issued through the Naval Academy public affairs office.
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"Song graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned as a naval flight officer on May 24, 2019. The right-handed pitcher was then selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft on June 4."
"In April, after waiting six months for the DoD to rule on his waiver request, Song changed his mind. The Claremont, California, native submitted an updated request to pursue flight training after all. Song made that decision after learning a new DoD policy permitting service academy graduates to pursue professional sports immediately following graduation could not retroactively be applied to his situation. In November, Defense Secretary Mark Esper formally signed Directive-Type Memorandum-19-011 that was titled "Military Service Academy Graduates Seeking to Participate in Professional Sports." "The original waiver, which requested the ability to continue my service by transferring my commission to the Navy Reserves and concurrently pursuing a professional baseball career with the Red Sox organization, gave me the best chance to make it to the major leagues," Song said in a statement issued through the Naval Academy public affairs office.
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