The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/TMWNN on 2024-12-03 13:13:18.

Original Title: TIL that an NFL player simultaneously served in the US Navy. Napoleon McCallum played for the LA Raiders while assigned to a ship in Los Angeles; the military allows outside jobs that don’t interfere with service. After one year he was reassigned; McCallum returned to the NFL after leaving the Navy.