<p>If I recall correctly, USMA requires 5 years active duty, followed by 2 years of reserves.
USNA requires a minimum of 5 years of active duty, more depending on what service line you choose.</p>
<p>While football at the academies is a “good thing,” just remember it is clearly “secondary, optional and conditional.” The mission is to develop you to be a leader…and while the grid iron can be a battlefield, it is not the one they are training you for! </p>
<p>There was a case last year of a USMA grad that was drafted for the NFL- and for a short time it appeared it was going to happen- until the word got out to much “negative press”, leading to a reconsideration of the public dollars used to educate this young man- the outcome is that he is currently fulfilling his service obligation.</p>