What is your opinion of Service Academy graduates who separate as soon as their commitment for attending the academy is up?

If their commitment is up, then I have no problem with them leaving the force. The military is not for everyone. If they want to move into a different direction for their career, best of luck to them.

As @LTC Kevin B. stated (he blocked me for some reason?) If your service obligation is completed, than we should salute and applaud your service. Only a small portion of our ranks stays for a career. We need to value and applaud all service.

It would be interesting to see a study on why Service Academy grads leave the military, or why anyone leaves the military. But we don't collect such data and thus have no basis for understanding this phenomenon.

As for Service Academy grads who choose to leave after their service obligation, I think we should thank the, for their service and wish them the best of luck.

A deal is a deal. They made the commitment and followed through. I see no issue. By the same token, I'd have no problem if the services decided to lengthen it (for new enlistees).

If their time is up, and they served honorably, then I wish them luck in their future travels and adventures.

I have no problems with those folks - just like I have no problem with the Enlisted folks that bail when their contract is up.

The ones that get me are those that have Reserve Commissions, Integrate and THEN resign their commissions after they are promoted.

As long as the serve there commitment, who can say otherwise! They serve honorably.

Interesting enough, I've been around former Boat Schoolers and the like. It's a mixed bag of reasons but mostly because it wasn't a fit for what they wanted to get out of life so they moved on. They left because of the BS Factor or too much a world of inertia around them to keep the adrenaline up. Some were spectacular but a stupid injury ended it all.

I don't even see a reason for the question.

Lot of talented folks, wish we could keep all of them but how would that work? Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. Every system needs some Attrition and that is one way.