FWIW I understood it and agreed with it.
By the way, the appointments to the service academies are sought after, and then granted with the intercession of a congressman. You do not have to accept - you are usually the one asking for admission.
(And it’s an honor to be chosen!)
> (And it’s an honor to be chosen!)
Thanks for confirming that — I was under the impression it worked that way. It’s the same with West Point, I think.
It seems to me that this young fellow wants to have the benefits of an excellent and prestigious education paid for by Uncle Sam, then have a pro baseball career, then presumably retire to a well-paid cushy job WITHOUT doing his part of the deal: to do his military service that comes as a condition of the excellent prestigious free education.
He had the good fortune to attend one of the best military academies in the world (presumably it was Annapolis? I’m guessing.) There are thousands of people who would give their left nut to have that on their Resume. And all he can do is moan about being in the Navy.
This makes him a selfish, petulant, sulky, spoiled brat. Possibly it also makes him a war wimp.
He needs to Cowboy Up and do his Service with pride. There are very few jobs that are more important than the one that he is doing right now. And none more honorable.