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I agree with the poster who thinks it's USNA pukes. by 801stlouis

Anyone is capable of being petty (even otherwise good guys) . These dudes may be classmates of his from the Canoe School. As you know, Annapolis has a way of really bringing out the arrogance in some of 'em.

One of our fellow Dillonites and one of my best friends (you know him) did 2 years on Army scholarship at ND and dropped. Knowing him like I did, I was pretty sure he was going to drop all along, but I understood and didn't think any worse of him. My dad, on the other hand and because of the job he held, took it personally. Dad and I argued about it a few times. He just couldn't disassociate himself enough from his reality to understand that the Army was offering that deal because it was generally in their best interest. So, if certain individuals chose to use it to their advantage, that was just some collateral damage.