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Executive Order signed in Navy locker room
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:17 pm
Players in this game are now able to pursue professional football careers (like other collegiate players) without having to fulfill their service obligation before doing so.
No link, just saw on CBS. Great President.
No link, just saw on CBS. Great President.
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Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:19 pm to Godfather1
Good form on Trump!
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:23 pm to Godfather1
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Players in this game are now able to pursue professional football careers (like other collegiate players) without having to fulfill their service obligation before doing so.
So they going to payback the American taxpayer for that free education?
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:25 pm to 14&Counting
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So they going to payback the American taxpayer for that free education?
I’m guessing they’ll receive a reserve commission and a duty station commensurate with where they end up playing.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:25 pm to 14&Counting
quote:The taxes from an NFL salary are probably worth more than an education lol.
So they going to payback the American taxpayer for that free education?
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:26 pm to 14&Counting
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So they going to payback the American taxpayer for that free education?
Seems about akin to all the scholarship players on state school teams.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:30 pm to Y.A. Tittle
What if a garbage player enters the draft but doesnt get drafted and doesnt get picked up?
Is he still off the hook as he “pursued an NFL career?”
Is he still off the hook as he “pursued an NFL career?”
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:34 pm to 14&Counting
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So they going to payback the American taxpayer for that free education?
I'd have to check what the rookie minimum is, but they'll be paying some taxes.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:38 pm to Cosmo
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What if a garbage player enters the draft but doesnt get drafted and doesnt get picked up?
Is he still off the hook as he “pursued an NFL career?”
Pretty sure that’s not how it works. You can’t just leave a service academy to enter the NFL draft. You have to complete your 4 years.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:42 pm to LSUcrawfish
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That’s awesome
That's bullshite. You want to play pro ball? Don't go to a Service Academy, and take away an appointment from some kid who wants to serve.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:45 pm to Cosmo
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What if a garbage player enters the draft but doesnt get drafted and doesnt get picked up?
Is he still off the hook as he “pursued an NFL career?”
If he leaves after his junior year, he owes 8 years of service per the details of his contract.
See David Robinson's career post-USNA for how this works.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:47 pm to OchoDedos
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That's bullshite. You want to play pro ball? Don't go to a Service Academy, and take away an appointment from some kid who wants to serve.
That's not how it works either. Anyone who gets a nomination, by definition, takes away an appointment from "some kid who wants to serve".
How about you direct your ire towards the 20-25% of academy cadets who wash out before signing their contract during their junior year?
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:48 pm to Godfather1
That sounds fair. Or allow them to fulfill the remainder of their service after they’ve retired or given up on pro football
ETA: would this EO apply to other sports with major pro leagues too or just football?
ETA: would this EO apply to other sports with major pro leagues too or just football?
This post was edited on 12/14/19 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:50 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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The taxes from an NFL salary are probably worth more than an education lol.
Plus the average NFL career is 3 years. You could always go back to active duty afterward. In the meantime you're an ambassador for your branch.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:51 pm to Tiger Prawn
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would this EO apply to other sports with major pro leagues too or just football?
Not sure. I would assume so.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 2:53 pm to OchoDedos
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You want to play pro ball? Don't go to a Service Academy, and take away an appointment from some kid who wants to serve.
You do realize that there are other paths to a commission besides service academies, right?
Posted on 12/14/19 at 3:06 pm to OchoDedos
I don’t know why people are mad about this. There may be one or two players from the service academies who would get drafted each year.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 3:07 pm to Godfather1
Doesn’t this ruin the service above self mantra we hear about this game? (With apologies to Rotary Clubs.)
Posted on 12/14/19 at 3:09 pm to OchoDedos
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You want to play pro ball? Don't go to a Service Academy, and take away an appointment from some kid who wants to serve.
Agree...this is an unnecessary exec order. Who the hell goes to a service academy as an avenue to pro ball considering that they know the rules?
This post was edited on 12/14/19 at 3:11 pm
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