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Curly98
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Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 11:58 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20080724/BLO G21/307240002/1049/SPORTS

THIS IS BS
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Ndavies
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Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 2:59 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maybe the military dosn't want one of their soon to be officers playing for such a pathetic team. Maybe they only want winners as officers.

If he didn't want to go in the Military, he shouldn't have taken the governments money to go to school. The military is simply enforcing the contract Campbell voluntarily signed.
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D_mcc
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Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 4:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You would think that the Army would like him in detroit where he would most likely be serving stateside running youth programs and helping charities...

Just a thought...
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20043_stotter
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Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 9:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Army showed mercy on him, knowing the Lyin's might wreck a good soldier.
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Gary
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Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:38 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Lt. Campbell has been assigned to serve his country an an assistant football coach at West Point.
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Richard_bak
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Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 4:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Campbell knew what he was getting into when he entered West Point. He received a solid education at taxpayers' expense. If anything, he should be happy he only has a two-year active-duty obligation now, instead of the standard five years. And stateside, no less--in a time of war, he's blessed.

I know it's the old jarhead in me talking, but I can never understand how some graduates of the service academies have second thoughts about their duty and commitments to this country when they're fortunate enough to be drafted by a pro team. In my mind, Roger Staubach was the gold standard--he honorably completed his five-year commitment to the Navy, then went on to a stellar career with Dallas. There's plenty of time in one's life to do both, assuming you stay in shape (which is pretty much a given if you're an officer in your early twenties).
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Gary
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Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 6:31 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good point re: Roger Staubach, Richard_bak. He did his 5 years of active duty (including a tour in Vietnam) without expecting special treatment due to his football noteriety, then went on to become a Super Bowl Champ and NFL Hall of Famer.

Campbell will still get a chance to play in the NFL someday, assuming he still wants to do that after his active duty obligation is complete. He's lucky he's being assigned to West Point, and not Iraq or Afghanistan, like so many of his West Point classmates will be.

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