No reason for a mea culpa. Unless you’ve applied to a service academy and gone through the process, don’t lecture me on the process because you’re the one who’s ignorant about it. I read the story and Carson’s response as well as the Army’s response and it’s obvious Ben embellished the whole story. There’s not even evidence that Westmoreland met with Ben when he said he did. So yes, Carson lied about it.
What story did you read? Politico’s version? Or Carson’s book?