DeCrane v. United States

The plaintiffs, former servicemen, seek damages based upon the government’s alleged failure to give them the technical training they assert was promised them when they reenlisted in the Army. The government has moved for summary judgment on the alternative grounds that we have no jurisdiction over the claim and that the plaintiffs have not stated a claim upon which relief may be granted. We hold that we have jurisdiction but that the plaintiffs have not stated a valid claim for relief. We therefore grant the motion for summary judgment.

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While serving in the Army, both plaintiffs signed…