Not if the guy who said he could get u in was a senator.


There are tons of people who were recruited to west point who had similar stories of recruitment.


The implication of the story is that carsons academic record was lacking so he represented a scenario anove his means. Thats rediculous. Given his grades his background and almost inordinate position in rotc at the time its not just plausible but obvious that he would have been a target for recruitment.

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