12 February 2025
American teacher Marc Fogel, who was detained in Russia for nearly four years, returned to the U.S. yesterday and visited President Trump at the White House.
NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander reports more on how this came about and former Amb. Michael McFaul, who is a friend of Fogel, joins Ana Cabrera to react to the release and Defense Secretary Hegseth's comments on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Why did Hegseth take the matter up with West Point when he did not hear from them?
My experience
In Korea I served as Divisional Communications Offer´s clerk cleared to top secret (1955)
When I first arrived in Korea having been selected for a short service commission; initially applying for this and then training others I did a trade in the Royal Signals - "keyboard and wireless"
My commanding officer noting that I had been put forward for a short service commission suggested that I applied for a Regular Commission a 2 year course at the RMA Sandhurst. I was selected to the initial board at Westbury (Wiltshire England). Not everyone passed this board. I did and entered the later in 1956 (Intake 21 Dettingen Company). It was a 2 year course and not everyone graduated. I did in 1958.
We could not apply for a post at the The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of Sandhurst, Berkshire, though its ceremonial entrance is in Camberley, Surrey, southwest of London. Wikipedia
But were selected to take and exam to enter it rather than applying for a post in it as appears is the case in respect to West Point.
