Today the Army likely lost a powerful recruiter: the Detroit Lions.
In April, the Lions drafted Caleb Campbell in the seventh round. Unlike any other player drafted in recent memory, Caleb attends West Point. At the time, the Dept of Defense had indicated that if the safety was drafted, he would be allowed to serve his committment as a recruiter, while playing for a team. So the Lions drafted him at 218 overall.
The Dept of Defense has now reconsidered its policy and says that Campbell must remain in the Army until at least 2010.
This is a big mistake. The Army often struggles with its public image; having a potential NFL player as an official recruiter is bound to get at least a few kids to sign up.
Now, instead of having his dream fulfilled of being in the NFL, Campbell could now be sent to Iraq. Also, since the Army went back on its word, it looks even more disengenuous to the public at large.
And what standout high school football star is going to go to West Point now and play his heart out?
2008-07-23
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You make some great points but since we are at war, they won't let him go because they need him in Iraq. I'm actually not surprised about this.
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