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    Trump Orders Rule Allowing Military Academy Grads To Defer Service To Play Pro Sports

    Under Department of Defense policy established in 2017, those enrolled in military academies couldn't play sports before serving at least two years in the armed forces.
    by Bobby Allyn Jun 26, 2019 1 minute

    President Trump is ordering the Pentagon to rewrite a rule allowing athletes to delay mandatory active service in order to play professional sports directly upon graduation.

    "These student-athletes should be able to defer their military service obligations until they

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