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Hmmm. A freshman at USAFA dismisses my recap of the HQ USAF position as requiring a "much more definitive answer?" Now, that's hubris!

I worked that very issue about a year ago. If the dual includes US, then you meet the US citizenship requirement and don't have to give up foreign citizenship to qualify for appointment. That said, dual citizenship can conceivably constitute an impediment to certain security clearances. As...

The majors nights are informative but ultimately sales pitches by the academic departments. Still, there's a lot of good info there. Just don't major in something because a department puts out good cookies, has nice project demonstrations, or disses other majors as "not accredited;" majors...

How to change "legal residency" (domicile) First, military personnel often may be better off not changing residency to the state in which they're stationed unless there are longer-range reasons for doing so, e.g., qualify for in-state tuition at some later point. They are exempt from property...

It's obvious from most of this thread that the services are destined to keep getting lower and lower quality academy grads because they will get lower and lower quality kids whose focus appears to be not on what they can contribute but on what they can get away with. Get the damned "tat" so you...

Time to undo old wive's tales Cadets' and midshipmens' bodies are not "government property." Getting tattoos may be dumb, but it's not "defacing government property." Each Service's and Service Academy's rules are unique to that academy. DoD and statutory rules are the only ones that apply...

To be even blunter: It's difficult to overstate the importance more senior officers (the ones who determine the utilization and fate of junior officers) place on compliance with organizational norms. This is especially important when it comes to dress and appearance, because anything less than...

The real issue goes beyond the academy. Officers with tattoos are generally regarded as superficial. That might change a bit over time, but it's reality.