{"id":20643,"date":"2019-07-15T19:15:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/15\/service-academy-graduates-could-see-longer-military-obligations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:16:52","slug":"service-academy-graduates-could-see-longer-military-obligations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/07\/15\/service-academy-graduates-could-see-longer-military-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Service academy graduates could see longer military obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators want to look at the service obligations that graduates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/26\/trump-reverses-rule-for-military-academy-athletes-who-want-pro-careers\/\" target=_blank>U.S. military academies<\/a> incur for the first time in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/03\/26\/dod-denied-use-of-1b-for-border-wall\/\" target=_blank> Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a> wrote in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-report\/116th-congress\/senate-report\/48\/1?overview=closed\" target=_blank> latest defense bill <\/a>that the current eight-year service obligation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/05\/23\/west-point-to-graduate-record-number-of-black-female-cadets\/\" target=_blank>academy graduates <\/a>hasn\u2019t changed since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince that time, the real cost per graduate has increased by nearly 20 percent,\u201d the committee wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates of the service academies must serve five years on active duty and the remainder can be served in the inactive reserve. Different careers in the military may require different time commitments after graduation, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRecent studies suggest service academy graduates have lower junior officer retention rates than other officer commissioning sources,&#8221; lawmakers added. &#8220;Meanwhile, the increasingly technical nature of officer careers results in new officers spending less time at their first duty stations due to lengthier, more demanding, initial skills training courses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service academies are often seen as some of the best educational opportunities in the United States. Tuition, room and board at academic institutions with admission rates and academic rigor comparable to Ivy League colleges are covered by the American taxpayer in exchange for a surplus of capable military officers to lead the armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the service academies regularly commission less than one fifth of the nation\u2019s new officers each year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/pop-rep\/2017\/appendixb\/b_30.html\" target=_blank>according <\/a>to CNA Corporation, a nonprofit research and analysis firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2016\/03\/26\/at-west-point-millennial-cadets-say-rigid-military-career-tracks-are-outdated\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mvets.law.gmu.edu\/2018\/05\/22\/the-most-bang-for-your-buck-are-the-united-states-military-academies-the-most-cost-effective-way-of-producing-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\">according <\/a>to a George Mason University Law School veteran and service member legal clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those stats have left some lawmakers wondering how they can keep the academies a net benefit for taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate\u2019s language in the latest defense bill, which has yet to be signed into law, directs the secretary of defense and the subordinate secretaries of each military department to submit a report no later than April 1, 2020, on the issue of service obligation at the academies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report would detail how the real cost per military service academy graduate has changed since 1996 and how service academy graduate retention rates compare to those of other commissioning sources, such as ROTC at civilian colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report would also answer how an increase in the initial active-duty service obligation would impact academy application rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, lawmakers want the Defense Department to explain how a policy could be implemented that awards preference for admission to a service academy in exchange for an agreement to serve on active duty longer than the minimum amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate is also offering the report to military leaders as an opportunity to solicit other policy recommendations that could be put in place to ensure an adequate return on investment for service academy graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies show academy grads have lower junior officer retention rates than other officer commissioning sources, lawmakers 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