Comments on: Naval Academy Back Can’t Go To NFL Combine

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:29:21 +0000

They signed the contract. They are obliged to live up to it. No argument permitted. The military has no responsibility to cut them loose merely because they play football. It is nothing less than a short-sighted entitlement mentality that would demand they get special treatment merely because they are competent athletes. These men are honor-bound to fulfill the military duty they promised to the country. They do not deserve special treatment merely because they happen to be skilled football players. The entitlement mentality that claims they should be given special treatment is part-and-parcel what is seriously wrong with this country, today.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:46:31 +0000

I think he could afford to pay the $400,000 back if he got drafted.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:39:52 +0000

hey, it cost us taxpayers about $400,000 to educate this guy, noe he has to pay us back by spending 5 years on active duty.

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:33:29 +0000

Ask Roger Staubach a true "SuperStar" and Heisman Trophy Winner if the Navy let him out of his contract "early"….

By: Rangers11

Rangers11 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:07:13 +0000

I served for 6 years in the Navy and no one was going to let me out of my obligation because I was exceptional at my job. These men choose to serve their country and I can respect that in a way that those who have not served will never know. They should NOT be given special treatment because they can play football and potentially make a lot of money. An enlisted Navy electrician can make a whopping 15K a year, But if he were a union electrician it would be 80-100K. That sounds like the same thing to me. We should let the really good electricains leave the Navy so they can make more money in the real world.