Policy change this past May opens doors for athletes to go pro earlier while in reserve service.
A new policy change made by the Department of Defense will make the path military academy students take to get into professional sports easier than ever before.
The DoD Pro Sports Policy, which was changed in May 2016, now states that athletes from service academies no longer have to serve two years of active duty to fulfill their required service time. Those athletes are instead able to serve their time in the ready reserve for their respective branch of the armed forces.