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When I was a candidate for the Naval Academy, I had to deal with the recruiter on a fairly regular basis since it was the easiest way for the Navy coach to keep up to date on my training and the progression of my application while it was still in my hands. I dealt with a series of Navy and Marine recruiters for over a year (one of whom recruited a teammate into the Marines, which was quite a big deal at the time), and I heard all of their pitches since they wanted me if Annapolis wouldn't take me. This was the late 80's, and most of them made it a point to tell me that they could not promise me specific assignments or that I'd never be transfered into a war zone (a la Beruit, which was my concern at the time since I figured I'd opt for the Marines after graduation at the time).
Will, the written contract superceded any verbal contract immediately. That's true in every state. It's a basic part of contract law. There was a written offer, acceptance and contract, and it frankly doesn't matter what the recruiter said leading up to that point. It was Key's responsibility to make sure that any promises made were put in writing. It's always been that way and is one of the reasons that written contracts exist in the first place.
As far as the West Point reference made by an Air Force recruiter, either you were suddenly teleported back to 1947 to deal with an Army Air Force recruiter or the guy was confused. I find it hard to believe that any recruiter would mix up the service academies like that, but I also know how many times I've inadvertantly mispoken myself.
Private Key deserves a dishonorable discharge after his stint in Leavenworth.
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