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    Golden Handshake?

    My DS just heard that 300 2012 grads recently received the "golden handshake" and were let go because "we don't have enough jobs for you". Anyone else heard this? Any insights?
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    Air Force Academy Essay Example

    When my DS applied we struggled with this as well. In the end he used the 3000 character standard. He is now a C2C. Just our experience.
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    Gift for Commitment?

    I read some conversation about parents giving their cadet a gift for Commitment. Is this customary? If so, what are some typical gifts? Thanks
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    arrival

    Our son said "of course I want you there"! We made a family trip of it and arrived about a week early so he could begin acclimating to the altitude. We even took the annual "first day of school" pictures! Being there was the right thing for our family. I still get emotional when I remember...
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    First Birthday without Mom

    My DS is a C4C at USAFA and a week ago today celebrated his first birthday away from home. We shipped a box with gifts and half of two different flavored cakes. His sister was once again thrilled to bake his cakes for him. And one of his friends bought him a cake at Wal-Mart the night before...
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    One-Way Ticket

    Oh my. This is making me a bit sad. My DS is just about to go through Recognition at USAFA and we couldn't be more proud of him. He has grown and matured in so many ways. This son of mine has never willingly thrown away anything in his life. His room is full of the trappings of boyhood...
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    SECDEF speech

    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates just finished speaking to the Cadet Wing at USAFA about the future of the Air Force. You can see it replayed on The Pentagon Channel at http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/ today at 1830 and 0000 hrs
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    Questions for a Freshman Cadet

    My son had some of the chaffing issues during BCT, so he and his buddies wore their bathing suits under their ABUs the whole time. I'm not sure they ever even washed them, but they helped with the chaffing!
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    Finances

    It seems like I heard that the greater amount in the pay check was to cover book expenses as they are buying their own books this semester
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    Principal Nom timeline question

    1217 for 2014
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    Anyone in IL get a 2015 appointment yet?

    My son is a member of 21014 and last year his congressman didn't even interview until after Christmas (Dist 11)
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    Is it ever too early to sow the seeds of a service academy?

    Great post OBXmom. Whenever our kids expressed an interest in a career my husband always told them "you know where the best____ are from?" And he would tell them the institute and a little about it. Once our daughter wanted to be a chef, so it was the Culinary Institute of America. When our...
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    Thanksgiving LMD

    Thanks everyone for your input. It's not a simple question, at least not at this point. To first timers without any military family history, this is our first experience navigating the system that sometimes is an enigma. And, communications with the 4* is not always free-flowing. DS is...
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    Thanksgiving LMD

    Does anyone know for sure what LMD is for Thanksgiving? My son's last class ends at 4:50 and he wouldn't be able to get one of the buses to the airport. I heard that they may be released at 12:00, but I'm not sure if that is accurate. We just want to get him home ASAP!
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    help needed with basketball throw!!

    The problem is that you have to be on your knees and you can not stagger them. They must be on a line perpendicular to the direction you are throwing. So legs are effectively taken out of the equation.
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