The rule states : Cadets accepted into the program , " will owe two years of active service in the Army , during which time they will be allowed to play their sport in the player-development systems of their respective organizations and be assigned to recruiting stations . If they remain in professional sports following those two years , they will be provided the option of buying out the remaining three years of their active-duty commitment in exchange for six years of reserve time . " Prior to his call-up to the Army , White obtained a .366 batting average in over 71 at-bats with the Spikes . He returned to West Point , where he enrolled in an officer training program while serving as an intern in the athletic department . He later served as a first lieutenant , serving as a tank platoon leader with the 1st Cavalry Division . During his 2-year Army career , White was stationed at West Point , Fort Sill in Oklahoma , Fort Knox in Kentucky and Fort Hood in Texas . He arrived at Fort Hood a month before the 2009 terrorist shootings by Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan . " In June 2010 the Assistant Secretary of the Army , Thomas R. Lamont , gave White an early release from his 5-year active-duty commitment . He then rejoined the Pirates organization , who reassigned him back to the State College Spikes . At the end of his professional career , White would still owe three more years of service to the Army . In 2010 , White had a batting average of .250 in 144 at-bats . In April 2011 , White was promoted to Pirates ' Single A-Advance team , the Bradenton Marauders . In May 2011 the Pirates moved White down from Bradenton to the Low-A West Virginia Power . At 26 , White was the oldest player on the Power roster by more than two years
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