How can Navy build a good football team but not Army?

My assumption coming out of high school is that if I joined Navy there was less of a chance I was going directly to Iraq or Afghanistan to fight the Saudi Hijackers. I would have chosen Navy but I could have been wrong.

It probably comes down to some of the better guys would prefer to be pilots or shipboard for their service versus grunts. The entrance requirements for all the academies is the same I believe.

And Navy's dress uniforms are much cooler

Id assume less chance of ground combat plus a offense that just works better with smaller guys

The Army usually takes 3-4 times the casualties the navy takes

to be fair, the Naval Academy also feeds into the marines i believe.

Paul Johnson and the current coach implemented a system and have stuck with it.

Air Force has been good.

Army is the outlier. They need to find a system and stick to it.

West Point's honor code is a lot harder to live by, but does qualify you to be governor easier than Navy's.

Seriously though, I've wondered the same thing. Air Force even fields some teams that win bowls every couple of years, appears to just be Army that struggles out of the three.

Youth being indoctrinated by An Officer and a Gentleman repeats on AMC.

The difference is front line or away from major combat. Most people would prefer positions away from major combat, which the Navy specializes in. Navy would be my first choice if I went into the military

Don't ask, don't tell also applies to service academy football coaching techniques and secrets.

During my time, any time we had inter-service sports (football, softball, whatever), the Navy and Air Force teams typically kicked the shite out of the Army and Marines. Yeah, yeah....this ain't intramurals brother.