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The longest sustained cheers during the second day of the draft have come for safety Caleb Campbell, chosen in the seventh round (218th overall) by the Detroit Lions.
Campbell played his college ball at Army, and he’s the highest-selected player from Army since 1947.
In the past, athletes from West Point were required to serve five years of active duty in the military before they could begin their professional careers, but military rules have changed, and cadets with the ability to play sports professionally are now allowed to do so while helping out with recruiting efforts for two years.
“I’m serving my country in a different way, but I am serving my country,” Campbell said on ESPN shortly after the Lions selected him.
If Campbell sticks in the NFL through his two-year recruiting requirement, he can then buy out his remaining three-year commitment by agreeing to six years of reserve time.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
all i can say as a civilian is that a number of military guys think that this is BS and is special treatment, and so if military guys think this is unfair, then it’s probably not a good idea. at a minimum, you’ve just annoyed a bunch of guys who are serving our country and who are not only not getting special treatment but really getting the short end of the stick compared to we civilians. maybe next time the army/NFL can consult with their own before permitting guys to alter/reduce their commitment like this.
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July 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Get real, people. The value of a West Point education is nothing close to $100k-$250k. At most, that education cost the taxpayers around $40-60k. And if you find such offense at that kind of “waste”, perhaps you should be writing letters to your senator/congressman about the $50billion-plus that went missing in Iraq, paid to contractors without receipts, with nothing to show for it.
And as far as West Point being an elite school…. pffffffft… maybe if you’re some blue-collar ground-pounder. I don’t know a single person who would choose to go there, in my field at least. It’s a subpar school unless you’re looking for a career in the military (subpar career).
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