Caleb Campbell -- No longer allowed to play.

[jdlea]

What I would like to know is what happened to the minor league pitcher who took advantage of this rule before Caleb Campbell?

During the E:60 piece about Campbell an Army officer referenced the baseball player who I believe pitched in the Mariners system. He said that there was a great write up about him in some newspaper and the officer said, "You can't buy that kind of publicity" and something to the effect of "That does a lot more for the Army than another soldier would." So, it's not like the rule was made for Campbell. The officer stated that the same offer extended to people who had a shot at American Idol, as well.

Also, Campbell would have served as a recruiter for the Army while he was in the NFL, so it's not like he was going to totally blow off his duty to this country. This doesn't that look that great for the Army and will prevent any player with NFL dreams from attending West Point.