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 pilot training, ideally he would have figured this out long ago.  In the best case scenario, a young officer somewhere just got a call telling him a pilot training slot just opened up that he can fill.

Garland had faced a “tough choice” between a life of football or flying.  He has been recognized for his work ethic and character.  If he keeps succeeding as he has thus far in life, he may continue to have such “difficult but good” choices placed in front of him.