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DOD reverses, tightens rules for academy athletes jumping to pro sports

By Travis J. Tritten
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DOD reverses, tightens rules for academy athletes jumping to pro sports

The Pentagon on Monday reversed a 2016 policy that allowed cadets and midshipmen at its service academies to be recruited directly to professional sports.

Instead, the academy athletes will again have to serve two years as officers on active duty before going on reserve duty or leaving the military to pursue sports careers.

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