USAF Lt Ben Garland has reportedly changed his mind and asked for an assignment as a Public Affairs officer rather than pilot training. He will be assigned to the USAFA athletic department rather than his original assignment to pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base. The decision process has been ongoing for some time.
While its good he made that decision now, as opposed to halfway through Read more
Last week Philadelphia Eagles receiver Chad Hall caught a 9 yard pass and gave the Eagles a first down.
That single play drew attention across the country — especially from those in the Air Force. Chad Hall is a 2008 US Air Force Academy graduate. He was reportedly released by the Air Force in March after serving nearly two years of his 5 year military service commitment, apparently as a maintenance Read more
2Lt Ben Garland, a recent Academy graduate, apparently has an assignment to pilot training that he is reconsidering. If he changes his mind and does something else instead, he could avoid the 10 year minimum commitment to the Air Force for pilot training and do something else he loves: play in the NFL.
Garland has received counsel from at least one other person who was in a similar situation many years ago, a man who is famous in both the Air Force and the NFL: Chad Hennings, a Christian fighter pilot Read more