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Unfortunately, even those applicants that are deemed "qualified" will not all receive an appointment offer. Backup plans are essential! A reasonable plan may be to reapply the following year or pursue ROTC. A significant number of appointees have completed one or more years of college...

Life as a Doolie is so much better when the football team is winning! Given the extra "privileges" (like not running/walking on the marble strips) we used to get when the team won, I considered myself lucky to have been a Doolie when USAFA had a Sugar Bowl Team in the fall of 1970. Among the...

Seven (7) USCGA cadets were recently discharged for not accepting a vaccine that by federal law they can’t legally be required to take. Discharge DD214s have apparently been issued. As a result: Discharge with less than one day notice cuts off 100% of their income Two (2) cadets are homeless...

When young men and women choose to attend the USAF Academy, they don't expect to be indoctrinated in left-wing politics. All of our service academies need to be APOLITICAL - as required by federal law.

We have all read about the USAFA Associate Professor that wrote the Op-ed to the Washington Post claiming credit for teaching CRT to Cadets. As is frequently the case, there is another side to this story. Another officer that previously taught in the same Political Science Department wrote a...

If you are going to be a New Cadet (Class of 2017) at West Point (USMA) this summer and are from Massachusetts, please contact me so that we can get you on our invite list for our annual New Cadet Picnic in June 2013. Contact me at: President@wppc-ma.org President, WPPC-MA...

Candidates, As i check my notes from last year, i note that 365 days ago there seemed to be above average intel that BFEs were being prepared (Tuesday) and mailed (Thursday). Last year it struck me that the final round of BFEs was mailed (timed?) so that they would arrive simultaneously...

Good news: USAFA is a great opportunity for those young men and women committed to serving their country. The total USAFA record reflects the best that the USA has to offer our national leaders of tomorrow. Not so good news for candidates: USAFA has never been more competitive than it is...

Out of curiosity, how many candidates with multiple noms are still waiting for the BFE? In theory, multiple noms simply allow a candidate to compete in multiple categories, but not necessarily greater selection likelihood. Is there any correlation between number of noms and appointment...