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    AFROTC Scholarship 2018 - Results - January

    I guess pretty good. lol
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    AFROTC Scholarship 2018 - Results - January

    DS just received e-mail also. Type 7 technical scholarship. Oh, happy day!!!!!!
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    USAFA Graduating Class Stats

    My DS is a 2016 grad. He is one of the 10 who are showing under Financial Management. He will be heading to Law School at the University of Iowa in the Fall and will be joining the Air Force JAG office after completion of law school and passing the bar.
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    Saber

    DS is going to be ordering the sabers later on. I know that he said that he can get them much cheaper than the AOG price. R&R Woodworking is supposed to be the recommended company for saber cases. They seem awfully pricey to me but not sure what would be a good alternative that we could be...
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    Saber

    So, our DS will graduate with class of 2016. He is planning on buying two sabers, one for himself and one for us. His father is very enthusiastic about definitely wanting one. I am looking at purchasing a nice case with a glass cover. My question is for the engraving plate......What is...
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    Career Starter Loan

    Interest does accrue immediately. Acceleration rate is 18%. No guarantees in life but he is still very enthused about USAFA, doing very well, and shows no inidication that he would even consider not completing his time there. Pymts are $620/month if he takes the full amount. He bought a nice...
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    Career Starter Loan

    So, my 2016 cadet just received e-mail from USAA regarding Career Starter loan. Max of $36k at .75% with five year payback beginning Sept 2016. Planning to pay off his 3.9% (or thereabouts) car loan to start. Roth IRA already mostly funded for the year so probably looking at mutual funds for...
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    US Airways out of COS

    I agree that Denver is usually cheaper, but not always so be sure to check. I was just looking at prices this morning for Parent's week-end. We are taking our DS's car to him and then flying home. I found flights from Denver for $200 and the flight from COS, that stops in Denver and then...
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    Color Vision Defiency?

    Color Vision Deficiency I can only speak to our experience. DS was DQ'd by USNA for color vision deficency and did not recieve a waiver. While he was waiting to see how it would play out he received notification that he had been selected for a Navy ROTC scholarship, pending medical. About a...
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    those accepted with color deficiency?

    I did not mean to imply that this was a rule set in stone, regardless of the extent of color deficiency. This was just our experience. My DS sounds very similar to yours, in that he is color deficient, not totally color blind. I can show him any object in a room and he knows the color with...
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    those accepted with color deficiency?

    Color Deficiency My DS did not pass either color vision test. This was never an issue for either USAFA or USMA. He was considered medically qualified for both and received offers of appointment for both. The only reason that he even took the Farnsworth Lantern test was because he was...
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    Christmas calendar question

    Bus to Denver Airport for Christmas So, my C4C has told me that he will be able to leave at Noonish on 12/18. I have not seen anything regarding bus schedules for Christmas. Do we know with absolute certainly that the busses are running very frequently to Denver on the 18th and that there...
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    Has anyone had Email contact with their 2016 cadets?

    Cell Phone We have received several calls from our DS. He called us on Saturday evening and we had a nice visit for about 15 - 20 minutes. He said that he only had a few hours in which to make calls that evening. However, he called us several times on Tuesday evening with questions as he was...
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    Meaning of blue sash

    Blue Sash Our DS had one. He tweaked his knee about a week before reporting. He iced it for a day or two and then it felt almost perfectly normal. A few days into basic he showed up with the blue sash. He wore his like a belt. Then he showed up in WebGuy photos with a knee compression...
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    Scholarship Question

    DS has been awarded seven scholarships from various local and national organizations. These are all merit awards that have nothing to do with financial need. He was forthright with each and every one of them regarding his intention to attend USFAFA. He even went so far as to point out to them...
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