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Class Year / Men / Women / Total 2013 / 1 / 0 / 0 2014 / 782 / 240 / 1022 2015 / 688 / 188 / 876 2016 / 687 / 189 / 876 2017 / 858 / 258 / 1116...

If a cadet is not deemed worthy of recognition by the squad yet are pinned prop & wings by team mates, does the unrecognized cadet gain the privileges afforded those who truly earned their prop & wings?

Cutting the umbilical cord and fending for yourself earlier than others may make you feel entitled to deem who is correct or not. As others have stated, there's no single correct approach. What worked for you may not for some one else. Anyone who is self righteous enough to say their way or the...

Prep articles http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/reaching-the-hill/Content?oid=2788775 http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/the-air-force-academys-committed-to-its-academic-booster-program-but-at-what-cost/Content?oid=2788770 The list of preppies that excelled and are now high ranking...

Many ways to skin a cat. Credible information is discerned by seeking multiple sources and verification. By getting you and other prepsters frustrated and passionately explain the difference, I have learned something new. Overcoming adversity is one of the common topics they ask when one applies...

http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/the-air-force-academys-committed-to-its-academic-booster-program-but-at-what-cost/Content?oid=2788770 "Most of those who graduate the prep school will get an academy appointment, even if their academic performance remains below the academy’s minimum...

If these statistics are accurate, is spending 100K towards a year in prep worth it?

If it were your son actually asking the questions, it may appear as if it is not you who is chomping on the bit. There's plenty of resources such as USAFA admissions and forums such as this that aims to inform would be candidates all the requirements and specifics. Most of the cadets I know...

Thanks for all the helpful input. It makes much more sense after reading different opinions. Showing up to support our team for home games is the least we can do. Overcoming adversity, teamwork and exposure to future applicants/public are legitimate reasons. Funny how winning especially against...

Cool thing with this forum is that one can ask questions and you get a mix bag of pertinent and varied perspectives thrown in with disagreement or debunked assumptions. I am not mad or in disagreement. Simply a query so I can be enlightened. Thanks.

It was for the previous poster. The link you put is really funny.

It's sad that you choose to be a blind follower. I want to understand why an order or rule has to be followed. The very least you can do to try and become a leader is to be informed and not be ignorant. If you don't know the answer, maybe someone else does?

There's gotta be a more intelligent explanation than just "welcome to the military" or that's how it's always been done. I understand that football brings in revenue that subsidizes the other less popular sports. It would be nice to know if there are other reasons why all the cadets have to...

Why is it mandatory to watch your team get humiliated at your home field? Why aren't cadets given the option to support other sporting events instead? How is it that ICs who don't participate in training sessions or even inspections make it through recognition?