re: #560 realwest

How can someone graduate from West Point and NOT be commissioned a Second LT in the Regular Army?!
There is no other Army - and even Reserve forces have to do some time on Active Duty. I think it’s still Regular Army Commission.
But I too am troubled by the recent dishonorable conduct of a few graduates of all the Service Acadamies.
And I have to add that although I am naturally not predisposed to like officers (being an enlisted man) when a West Point LT would yell out “Follow Me” he was in fact already out and moving - none of this “You guys go over there and let me know what’s going on.”

They have an active duty requirement for I think 5 years but I am almost certain that the commission is now issued as a reserve one.

And btw, I also feel rather strongly about the “Follow Me” ethic, i.e., lead by example. I got pretty pissed yesterday about the lack of it shown by our present leadership…….