Jackson v. United States

In an opinion reported at 213 Ct. Cl. 354, 551 F. 2d 282 (1977), the court in dismissing the petition held that plaintiffs claim sounds in tort and that the court does not have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1491. Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged breach of a 3-year enlistment contract, asserting that the recruiting officer promised that plaintiff would be allowed to attend an automotive mechanical maintenance school and that he would not be assigned to dangerous combative-type military activities. He was assigned to a tank division for on-the-*1091job training in the requested…