Army orders Lions draft pick Campbell to military duty

[GalvestonCowboyFan]

I'm not gonna say it was wrong, (although it would really bother me if I were him) but isn't this a really crappy PR move? I thought the whole point of allowing him to play was for publicity... so what happened that makes the military ok with what is now negative publicity. Stupid.

 

[jdnoyes]

It's not that serious.

He could always have his contract bought out. I'd take a loan out for xxxxx, and pay the Army off. I knew a kid when I was in the USN who's father won $3 million - and you pay your salary off, and get out. He was an E3 - and had a little over 2 years left - it was around $60,000 - and he got out scotch free on an Honorable Discharge.

Regardless, I knew another kid who got drafted by the Atlanta Braves. They let him out due to "Possible conflict of interests."

There's ways around this.

I don't know about the Navy, but as enlisted member of the U.S. Army who has served for 12 years now, I can assure you that you cannot "buy" out your contract. There are ways out of the Army, but that isn't one of them. I agree though that I think it was a bad publicity move by the Army.

 

[TexasTornado]

If Roger Staubach and Chad Hennings can serve their time because of their committments to the military then so can Campbell. Agree bad PR on the Army's part - they should have made it known prior to the draft.

 

[sacase]

Actually it is his responsibility to find the regulations. If he was going to be eligable for the draft then it was his job to find out ther rules, not the Army's. He is a young leader, a west point graduate. The Army has invested A LOT of money into him with all the training he has recieved. Don't forget that in addition to how much it cost the Army to send him through west point he had additional training as well. He could very well be Airbone and Ranger Qualified. Those schools are not cheap. If he could buy out his contract, I would be it would be in the 500k range or more.

Sorry you have to miss this oppertunity, but its time to fulfill your committment to the country. The Army will try to work something out for him, but until then he is obligated to report. Time to fullfill that promise you made.

Sorry, Military Service is far greater than freakin football.

 

[jobberone]

It's not that serious.

He could always have his contract bought out. I'd take a loan out for xxxxx, and pay the Army off. I knew a kid when I was in the USN who's father won $3 million - and you pay your salary off, and get out. He was an E3 - and had a little over 2 years left - it was around $60,000 - and he got out scotch free on an Honorable Discharge.

Regardless, I knew another kid who got drafted by the Atlanta Braves. They let him out due to "Possible conflict of interests."

There's ways around this.

You don't pay the Army off. I had a Health Services Scholarship and they wouldn't let me out even with Strom Thurmond on my side. He's lucky he doesn't have to serve more than until 2010. Some guys in with me did two for one instead of one for one.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Maybe he should start wearing a dress like Corporal Klinger and ask for a Section 8

 

[Hostile]

Maybe he should start wearing a dress like Corporal Klinger and ask for a Section 8

Naw, he was drafted by the Lions, not the Commanders. Besides he's too thin to be a Hogette.