West Point Cadet Quits Senior Year in Protest

[Chopstick]

Meantime Page, who now lives in Minnesota, is finishing up a certification program to work as a personal trainer. He's also written a book about his experiences, which he hopes will generate some revenue.
Asked what will he do if the military sends him a bill for $200,000, he responds: "File for bankruptcy, I guess."

Ha! Told you he would write his book. However I dont think too many people want to read about such a loser.

 

[Ranger Psych]

I don't think they can, and he may in fact be saving the Army money. Kind of buried under the attention-getting headlines of him quitting in protest is the fact that he was going to be able to graduate, but not commission, because of some medical condition or other. Typically, I don't think cadets get booted when they become med-disqual'd in their senior year. So by quitting, he might actually be saving a semester's worth of room, board, etc. for the Army.

Erm, yes, they can and will.

Depending on where you quit even in ROTC it's either pay the F up in cash, or enlist and "work it off".

I had a guy in my platoon at 3/75, who was going into his junior year and basically decided that being an officer wasn't for him. Military? yes... but the whole officer bit just didn't suit him.

So, he enlisted to pay it back, came to Regiment, ended up doing 6 years, shitton of deployments, and is now out. Great Ranger, just a personal decision he made knowing the consequences.

 

[Teufel]

We had guys at the academy who were kicked out and had to enlist to pay back their education. They don't always do that though, it's case by case.

 

[Ranger Psych]

Granted, I haven't undergone it.... but between a past ex-fiance who quit in her freshman year on Marine ROTC (then I quit her since I don't dig quitters) and the Ranger I mentioned above, I think that it's always an option provided you're still eligible for service. They told her she had to pay up or sign up. Told the Ranger the same thing.

This guy's DQ'ed and as such he's GOING to pay it back. period.

 

[Marauder06]

Erm, yes, they can and will.

Depending on where you quit even in ROTC it's either pay the F up in cash, or enlist and "work it off".

I had a guy in my platoon at 3/75, who was going into his junior year and basically decided that being an officer wasn't for him. Military? yes... but the whole officer bit just didn't suit him.

So, he enlisted to pay it back, came to Regiment, ended up doing 6 years, shitton of deployments, and is now out. Great Ranger, just a personal decision he made knowing the consequences.

If you are going to quote my post and dispute what I said with a smart-ass remark, then dispute in the correct context.

I don't think they can, and he may in fact be saving the Army money. Kind of buried under the attention-getting headlines of him quitting in protest is the fact that he was going to be able to graduate, but not commission, because of some medical condition or other. Typically, I don't think cadets get booted when they become med-disqual'd in their senior year. So by quitting, he might actually be saving a semester's worth of room, board, etc. for the Army.

I was referring to the cadet in question, who was being denied a commission because of a medical drop. Usually they can't recoup on a guy who can't commission through no fault of his own. If you quit or get tossed out, it's a different story. If he would have stayed in school, he would likely have graduated and not been commissioned, with no service obligation and no recoupment efforts. The guy in the example you provided presumably didn't get med-boarded out, or else he never would have been able to be a Ranger.

 

[ThunderHorse]

In regards to quitting in ROTC...if you're on a four year ride...you get the first year to make the choice. In regards to a three year scholarship I'm unsure. But a two year and one year you obviously don't get a choice of leaving it without paying up.