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Life goes beyond the field for service academy recruits

Originally Published: July 3, 2008
By Christopher Lawlor | ESPN.com

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 ...

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