<p>I support Gen MacArthur’s statement and AF6872’s sentiments exactly in this case. However, it does cause rise to an interesting issue. Situations do change. </p>
<p>Midn A is recruited for baseball and blossoms as a player during his second class year, making him a definite pro prospect.</p>
<p>Midn B meets the love of his life his second class year. Only one problem, she cannot bear being separated from him during those six month deployments.</p>
<p>Midn C was always kind of on the fence and willing to give it a while longer, really wanting to quit plebe summer but was talked out of it. By second class year, he realizes that the responsibilities of being a Naval Officer gives him the cold sweats at night.</p>
<p>Possibly, all three will become horrible Naval Officers. Trust me, I have worked with examples of all three and would just as soon not have them in my Navy. They set horrible examples and do their enlisted troops no favors. The argument will be that they made a commitment and should live up to it. Should it only effect them, I would agree. However, when it effects both their troops and the Navy as a whole, it is a problem.</p>
<p>Maybe there ought to be an avenue where all can, with some type of financial or time and/or effort reimbursement, be allowed to resign their commission. In the old days, all were not commissioned.</p>