ADVERTISEMENT
Trump Proposes Waivers for Service Academy Athletes to Go Pro
Trump Proposes Waivers for Service Academy Athletes to Go Pro
07 May 2019, 07:55 AM IST
(Bloomberg) -- President Trump says his administration will consider granting waivers so that athletes from service academies can play professional sports before fulfilling their armed services obligations.
(Bloomberg) -- President Trump says his administration will consider granting waivers so that athletes from service academies can play professional sports before fulfilling their armed services obligations.
“I think it’s a great idea. I think it’s really fair, too," Trump said at White House’s Rose Garden, where he presented the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the U.S. Army football team.
Trump said the move would help recruiting of academy athletes.
To contact the reporters on this story: John Hughes in Washington at jhughes5@bloomberg.net;Justin Sink in Washington at jsink1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Kasia Klimasinska at kklimasinska@bloomberg.net, Andres R. Martinez, John Hughes
©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Get live Stock market updates, Business news, Today’s latest news, Trending stories, and Videos on NDTV Profit.
ADVERTISEMENT