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I have been away and not following this thread, but now back and caught up. I will do as instructed and won't direct displeasure toward any individuals so biting tongue :eek: but want to say wholeheartedly that I agree with what Falcongirl and Anne Fletcher so eloquently stated here. I served in...

It is so very sad. A prior airman, Jim was active on these forums before and during his Prep School year, and just such a nice young man. He attended "the P" with my son and daughter last year. The preppies are pretty broken up about it. :(...

Thanks for the info. Planning to watch the march. If they start out from the field House at 6:30 (is that right?) about what time do they usually get to the B52? Being that it's early I hoped to narrow the window if possible but not risk missing it either!

I've heard "On target, on time" ??

Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. Excellent advice. Thank you. I would also appreciate a recommendation for cheap but comfy sports bras. We purchased 8 at 19.99 a piece and it was a budget buster (no pun intended ;)). Tags are still on so if there is a better choice I'd be grateful to know it...

Underwear (bottoms) question. :) After reading this thread, I feel what we bought is going to get destroyed. They are white but not entirely cotton, and definitely not industrial strength. But there seems to be no alternative other than waist high granny panties! Nothing in-between that we found...

Do any of the 2012 preppies or preppie parents have the definitive list on what exactly needs to be filled out or not, or mailed or not/brought with to I Day. I'm trying to play wingman here on what is left to do and frankly it's confusing, because you guys did a lot of this like the tattoo form...

I'm with Mike and Cris on this one. DS did much better on the ACT than the SAT for some reason. Those scores got him in. I myself years ago had ACT scores that far outpaced my SATs and helped get me my appointment. I always recommend that people try the ACT for that reason. You just never know.

I'm a female--er...a woman--USAFA grad :shake: (sorry, long ago got used to the "female" thang) and I thought your post was fantastic. Good for you for putting yourself out there to share your wisdom. I will in turn share with the 2016ers I know, including my own daughter. Thank you, jetset!

Piggybacking on what Mike said, I spoke with some upperclass cadets last weekend when I was visiting and they advised not to memorize Contrails early, just do it when you get there along with most everyone else. The reason being that they'll be able to tell when you start spouting off the...

Thank you so much!! We had actually heard 5 days earlier on DD before the portal changed. Tense around here? Lol. To put it mildly. This has been some journey...for all of us. And it's really just beginning. I look forward to meeting more of their classmates and their parents in the weeks and...

1. kdc246 (DS), CA-07, Presidential, ?, -, 10/28/11 2. Michaela, NY-?, Congressional, Ackerman, -, 12/?/11, mpr94@ymail.com 3. gamom2016, GA-?, Senator, Isakson, -, 12/13/11 4. Texasrocks (DD), TX-03, Congressional, Johnson, -, 12/24/11 5. BobBigBoy (DD), CA-11, Congressional, McNerney, -...

1. kdc246 (DS), CA-07, Presidential, ?, -, 10/28/11 2. Michaela, NY-?, Congressional, Ackerman, -, 12/?/11, mpr94@ymail.com 3. gamom2016, GA-?, Senator, Isakson, -, 12/13/11 4. Texasrocks (DD), TX-03, Congressional, Johnson, -, 12/24/11 5. BobBigBoy (DD), CA-11, Congressional, McNerney, -...

A few peeks at Preppie Basic These give a taste of some of what you will be doing! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206116066148411.46827.117105401716145&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206107236149294.46825.117105401716145&type=3 (hopefully the links will...

Well, I caved and went ahead and bought them tickets, figuring we can take advantage of the reimbursement policy. These last-minute appointments are nerve-wracking in that regard, fretting if you can get everything done in time. We are still waiting for replacement social security cards! :eek:

Sorry I missed the email notification of your informative answer while halfway around the world from home. Thank you for filling in some of the details for us!

My son. :thumb: This year he won an appointment to USAFA Prep. We're hoping third time's a charm. Reapply! (See the quote at the bottom of my posts.)

Well, back when that big scandal broke, the girls DID try to "work the system" but it failed them. This was why USAFA was beheaded of the leadership in place at that time and changes were made to (hopefully) assure no repeat. Getting nowhere with the male senior officers, the girls went to a...

I took your question as one from a worried mom, nothing more. I, too, am a worried mom, aka a WM. :biggrin: so i can relate, trust me! But I'm also a grad, a female, and someone with friends who are grads that span the decades since my own graduation. I can tell you that there will always be...

Amen, brutha! :yllol: That is AWESOME news!! One of the priors posted a link somewhere on these forums but like heck if I'll be able to find it but if your applicant does Facebook tell him about 25 or so of the incoming class are in a group. He can search for Air Force Academy Prep School...