Catchword: five and fly

Filed under: English, Education, Military

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: As West Point’s academic reputation has improved, more and more graduates are serving their mandatory five years, then leaving the army: five-and-fly, as it’s known. In essence, the government is spending incredible sums of money to train intelligent and capable soldiers through this four-year university program, but increasingly the return is only five years of service.

Article or document title:
“After Four Years at West Point, David Lipsky Still Wants More” (URL)

Author:
David Weich

Article, document, publication, web site:
Powells

Date of publication:
Aug. 6, 2003

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