Large numbers of Navy football players are choosing the Marine Corps
Navy senior Tre Walker talks about choosing Marine Corps Ground as a service assignment.
Bill WagnerBill WagnerContact Reporterbwagner@capgaznews.com
When Robert Green played football at Navy from 1994 through 1996, not many of his teammates were choosing the Marine Corps as a post-graduate career.
When Lieutenant Colonel Green returned to the Naval Academy to serve as Director of Player Development for the football program, not much had changed. A large majority of Navy football players were still selecting surface warfare, aviation or some other field.
Six years later, the tide has turned big-time.
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