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<p>I don’t think my statement is unfair at all. He states in the article that playing baseball was a childhood dream. If that’s so he should have thought of that before taking a position at USAFA. Now if he gets the deferment I’m all for it, I just don’t want him crying to the media when they deny it.</p>
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<p>Terrible analogy. All of those educational paths you mention include positions that one can do in the Air Force. I don’t see “Baseball Player” as a necessary function of fighting a war. Recruitment, yes. And all of those people come back into the air force with a skill that otherwise the Air Force cannot provide. If you take medical school for example, those people actually get a longer commitment. You go to USUHS out of USAFA and guess what, you now have a minimum 12 years commitment; which when you include residency training is now a minimum of 15 years of service. </p>
<p>Sorry, analogy doesn’t work. Doesn’t Air Force have an all service Baseball team he can play on so as to not degrade his skills if not approved? </p>
<p>Personally I hope the waiver does get approved, but think he should have thought of this before going to Air Force.</p>