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Midlands recruits intent to protect, serve |
For Conor Hozey, the son of military parents, attending one of the three U.S. service academies has been a lifelong dream.For Steffon Batts, whose father spent 20 years in the Army, it was not an option until recently.Yet Hozey and Batts will join an elite group of high school football prospects who will represent their nation in the military.Though both may take part in ceremonies at their respective schools, they will not be “signing” on Wednesday as will their peers. That is because U.S. service academies, like the Ivy schools, do not offer athletics scholarships, so no letters of intent are involved.“I want to serve my country,” said Hozey, an A.C. Flora linebacker who plans to enroll in the U.S. Naval Academy. “I’ve always been proud of my parents for doing that, and I believe that you should put into the country what the country puts into you.”
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