I don't know what it is, offhand, but there is a commitment to remain in the military as a serving officer for a specific period of time. It isn't 20 years, though. More like 6-8.
There was a case a number of years ago where a spectacularly good football player emerged out of one of the academies ( Annapolis, I think....I don't follow football much) and he was drafted by an NFL team which bought him out of his obligation by re-paying the costs. Chump change to them, of course.
And as to your first point I think a lot of people are surprised by the depth of jesus freak activity in the military since, as noted, such activities are officially banned. There seems to be a tendency for people to think that senior officers would actually obey the oaths they take "so help me god."
Naive, isn't it?
There was a case a number of years ago where a spectacularly good football player emerged out of one of the academies ( Annapolis, I think....I don't follow football much) and he was drafted by an NFL team which bought him out of his obligation by re-paying the costs. Chump change to them, of course.
And as to your first point I think a lot of people are surprised by the depth of jesus freak activity in the military since, as noted, such activities are officially banned. There seems to be a tendency for people to think that senior officers would actually obey the oaths they take "so help me god."
Naive, isn't it?
