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Life goes beyond the field for service academy recruits

By Christopher Lawlor
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Troy Calhoun recruits integrity. He's looking for a few good student-athletes who will proudly wear the Air Force Academy uniform. That's not always easy for Calhoun, the second-year head football coach and AFA class of 1989. He isn't alone. Fellow United States service academy brethren, Army and Navy, have the same recruiting criteria despite competing Division I-A, the highest level of college football. In total, there are five United States service academies, including the Merchant Marin ...

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