Hornetguy is dead on.
While having an associates degree is a benefit for YOU personally, it's an "iffy" issue at USAFA. The reason being: all cadets will start as fourth class. They will have to do all four years.
NOW...that's not to say the benefits you've received from achieving your associates are lost. They're NOT. BUT...you may not be able to "claim" the credits. USAFA will have to look at your college transcript, evaluate the courses and see if they "equate" to roughly the same that are taught at USAFA.
If they are, then department by department they will decide: do we accept these credits or not? That's up to the department head, with the consent of the dean. I truthfully have not heard of many classes "transferring over." The counselors at USAFA would be an excellent source of information on this.
BUT...I have heard of MANY former college students testing during BCT and hammering the "validation" tests and being given validation credit and then moving into higher level classes earlier. I did this way back in 1979! Sadly it actually was to my chagrin as it put me in a math class I was NOT ready for!
However....the bigger point here is this, IMHO: you have completed college coursework for 2 years. That will tell the USAFA Admissions folks a TON about your "potential to successfully negotiate college work." That's what the BIG question/challenge for admissions is; hence the huge focus upon SAT and ACT scores. I'm not going to say that having an AA degree will allow you to have lower scores but that degree, combined with your ALO's writeup, should tell the selection board a TON about your potential to succeed at USAFA!
I think this is a benefit, regardless of how its viewed "officially" by anyone. You KNOW you can perform at the college level.
And regarding an ALO...if I know your HS, I can put you in touch with the ALO assigned.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83