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Another source for review is your ALO. My son's ALO reviewed everything he submitted before it was finalized, and had some great feedback. This in addition to the reviewers already suggested (teachers, school administrators, family/friends in the military or from military background, etc.)...

My son tried to walk on to the USAFA Cross-Country team with a 4:21 mile. Coach told him his slowest runner was running 4:10. His typical 5K times in high school were in the low 16's, best was, if I remember right, a 15:43. Needless to say, he didn't make it, despite running for a state...

After our son received and accepted his appointment, he also went ahead and accepted at his top "Plan B" school that also had accepted him, then applied for a deferral until the Winter Semester. We were also concerned about him getting hurt in sports, or heaven bid, having a car wreck or some...

This is by far the best explanation I have ever seen describing the admissions process for USAFA. Thank you!

What is a fisher kisser? :confused:

Go back and read my original message. Nowhere did I ask why. Nowhere.

Moomba - I don't know where in the Northeast you are located, but should I ever have the pleasure and honor of meeting you, I'd like to buy you a beverage or three of your choosing. your post has captured exactly my thoughts about the few posters on this forum that unfortunately seem to enjoy...

Thank you for expressing my question far better than I originally did. Let's see if your explanation garners any better responses!! :thumb::thumb::thumb:

Zach - what do you mean they are opposites? My son has both of these programs downloaded on his laptop, and both used to work; now they don't. He told me some had found a way around the block using an online vpn service, but he knew that if IT was blocking it and he was circumventing that...

My son is also in Vandy, so that isn't it. And, I'm not sure how this restriction could be squadron specific, according to him, the website is blocked by the server when you try to go there.

To the rest of the folks responding to this thread without addressing my question - as a long term employee at a DoD contractor, I'm very familiar with the military mentality, and the fact that change in the military happens without warning or explanation that is made public. I wasn't...

Zach - thanks for the reply. Yes, Skype has never worked. He told us ooVoo quit about a month ago, Spotify went out yesterday. He's over in Vandy, not sure if it's any different. Keith

DS is complaining about recent restrictions the Academy has put on Internet access, specifically to video chat services (Skype, ooVoo) and Internet radio (Pandora, Spotify). Curious whether anybody knows if this is common to all of the academies, or just something at USAFA. Obviously he...

My son was admitted into several of his Plan B schools before receiving his letter of admittance to USAFA. After he received his LOA, and had accepted, his ALO recommended that he notify his top Plan B school that he was planning to attend, but ask for a deferral from Fall Session to Winter...

We are planning on stopping by. Keith