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They could defer his commitment. I don't see the logic in screwing somebody over here. Yeah, they can make him lose this opportunity- why would they want to? And the military busts it's own contracts all the time. If they want to beat the commitment drum they should clean their own house first.
The guy gets a one in a million opportunity, it's not hard to come up with a dozen different ways he could serve the Navy without losing it.
What do you mean by "bust its contracts"? Are you talking about DOD contracting or contracts to serve the country as a soldier or sailor?
I noted above they can defer it. That means toll, and that is not for an extended period of time (sure, two years).
The service academies are different. I was ROTC. Those are reserve commissions while the academies are active commissions. If you have never served it would be tough to put the code those students live by into words, but futures that do not focus on military service are not high on the list.
By your logic, the officers may as well do a job fair and opt out if they can qualify for a lucrative career at Intel or Microsoft or go for a career in entertainment. They could still do reserve weekends. The remaining officers lacking the exceptional opportunities could then complete the extensive military training required of officers and risk their lives overseas, as everyone after year 1 agrees to do in accepting the free education.