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    To PPL or not to PPL

    I cant say what is going today but traditionally everyone who medically qualifies and wants a pilot spot in the academy gets one. There have been years when they had spots they couldn't fill. If you were to go to AFRotc, i would say they should get their PPL as it can be very helpful. I dont...
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    Tesla or EV auto anyone?

    Its going to be situational. I dont use electricity so this is mostly based on my observation. I live in Los Angeles and work around 7.5 miles from my office. My building has multiple charging stations. My supermarket has charging station. Even the large shopping mall i go to has one. So for...
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    USAFA Prep vs AFROTC

    i knew i was underestimating the amount. but i was too lazy to to look up the salary and just multiplied 40K x 3. I figured anything over 100K sounds like a lot of money
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    USAFA Prep vs AFROTC

    Wait, you already did 2 years of college, then will need to do 1 year of AF Prep School and then do 4 years of the academy? You do what will makes you happy, but honestly, that is crazy That is 7 years of college. If you stay in college, you will be commissioned in 2 years. If you go to the...
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    Commissioned as a 2ndLt in the AFROTC waiting on school

    Dont know about Tricare but that is what two of my son's friends did. One waited around his college for a year and worked and the other spent less time but got a job with the university teaching how to fly (Purdue). Both could have gone home but decided they didn't want to move twice. My son...
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    Falcon Scholarship! Need advice!

    I know very little about homeschooling and how the academies or even civilian universities view them, but if i were to guess and please take this with a grain of salt, they want to make sure he can compete successfully in a non-home-schooling environment. This is why although GPAs are...
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    Help! My parents don't want me to be a pilot after graduation. How do I convince them otherwise?

    Just did a tax return for commercial air line pilot. He made 400K last year. I can see why you parents are against it
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    After accepting appointment

    You have to read the Grea Gatsby and write a 20 pages report on the significance of Owl Eyes in the story. It is due on the first day of class
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    Best locks for UHauls?

    When i helped my son move from one base to another, we had everything in his car. If it was up to him, he would have left everything in the car. Every time we stayed at a hotel (most of them being Hampton Inn or Double Tree), we took everything out of the car and put it back when we left. Sure...
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    Finally found a method of protesting dumber than blocking traffic or defacing art:

    I dont understand these actions regardless of whether you support his views or not. The only person he is hurting is himself and the side he is protesting doesn't care that he killed himself. If it is there to embarrass anyone it doesn't work because anyone doing that in the US would be...
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    Having a hard time deciding between USAFA, USMA, and USNA

    I think you are looking at this wrong. What do you want to do once you commission? Want to be pilot, join the AF. Want to be on a ship, join the Navy. Whatever you looking to do, one of them will be the better branch.
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    Are Academy grads/cadets/mids privileged for their "free" education?

    well to be called privileged today is an insult. You earned something you didn't deserve or work for
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    Are Academy grads/cadets/mids privileged for their "free" education?

    maybe its the wrong comparison, but guys who make it into the NBA, NFL and MLB are privileged in that they have the DNA that allows them to play and make tons of money. Obviously, it is more than talent and DNA as there are plenty of guys out there with that type of talent/DNA but don't make...
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    Are Academy grads/cadets/mids privileged for their "free" education?

    many pilots come out of the military with Tinnitus and certain pilots have higher chance of cancers which are credited to being close to radar systems
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    Are Academy grads/cadets/mids privileged for their "free" education?

    its even more because if you were to gross up the BAH/BAS as this is tax free net money, it would be several more thousands of dollars.
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