I don't think the above poster was being critical of any family.
Surely it's obvious why anyone might think the (admirable) decision to attend a military academy and make a real commitment to put your life at risk serving your country for years afterwards would call for more maturity than whether to early commit to Michigan or UNC, for example (one might rationally choose the latter based on the boy-girl ratio and weather).
I think one could make an argument that the NCAA should restrict ER just for the sake of the academies.
Rest assured the young men who commit to the service academies are some of the best young men this country has. Their commitment to their sport, military and country is something most of you posters should emulate. No young man is committing to an academy without a lot of thought and the long application process is designed to weed out those that are not ready for the commitment.
