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    Transfer student or not?

    I'm a freshman at the Academy. If I do not complete a semester at the Academy and decide to leave before semester, could I be considered a transfer student or not? I wouldn't have any completed credits on the Academy transcript but I would have to leave due to injury, but I will still be...
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    Travel Orders

    What percisely are the travel orders we need to bring to in processing? Is it simply a copy of your boarding pass/itinerary or is there a form we have to fill out?
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    Skiing freshman year

    About how many times could the average freshman go skiing during freshman year? I'm trying to figure out if it would be worth it to buy a ski pass (either the Academy one or a version of the Epic Pass).
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    Calculator

    What calculator is issued to cadets?
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    USAFA Academic Majors

    Can anyone chime in on which academic departments seemed to standout as exceptional at USAFA. In addition, how is the Military and Strategic Studies major?
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    Off campus pass (weekend family wedding)

    What has been the Academy's stance on granting an off campus pass to someone who has a family wedding or other special family event to attend to during the school year (especially as a freshman)? This is my brothers wedding and I would very much like to attend, but I am unsure if they would let...
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    Switching Branches for comissioning after graduation

    What are the limitations of switching branches from Air Force to the Marines or Army after graduation from the USAFA? Is it looked down upon? How many cadets get the chance? I know one of the USAFA baseball players is planning on comissioning as an officer in the Marines after graduation..
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    Weekends at the Academy

    What does an Average cadet do on the weekends during the school year at USAFA (besides homework of course)? Are there usually military exercises? Or do they get to relax a little bit?
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    Newtown, CT shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary Donation Fund

    I am assuming mostly everyone has heard about the Newtown,CT shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that occurred on Friday. I lived in Newtown for 10 years and went to school there all the way until high school. I cannot even imagine the devastation that was brought to my town, and I cannot imagine...
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    Skiing

    How often do cadets ski while at the Academy. And are athletes even allowed to ski?
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    USAFA Host Families

    What is the protocol for picking your host family at USAFA? Is it done during in-processing? I have a few families I am considering, but I'm not really sure how the whole signing up works..:confused: thanks.:smile:
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    Obama Re-election

    Just curious, but what effects will the Obama re-election have on our military and specifically our service academies for the next four years?
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    PRK Surgery while at USAFA

    I have extremely bad vision; approx. 20/400 in each eye. I want to be a pilot after graduating USAFA, and I want to know what the protocol is for electing to get PRK while at USAFA so I can become PQed? I do not have any astigmatism problems or anything just bad vision. :confused: I have...
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    Accepted!!! Anyone else?

    I just got my congressional nomination and my appointment to the United States Air Force Academy for the Class of 2017!! I'm very excited to have the opportunity to serve my country and be trained to become an officer! Has anyone else gotten an appointment and/or nomination?:smile::yllol:
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    Rolling admission

    When does rolling admission start for class of 2017? Also when r the nomination interviews usually?
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    Application Essays

    Can we answer all three essays even though they only require us to write two of them for the application? Will it be beneficial to my application to answer all three?
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    BCT knowledge

    What are good things to know for BCT (such as knowledge that would be good to learn, advice/tips)? Thanks
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    Freshman Core classes?

    What are the core classes that freshman take 1st semester and 2nd semester?
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    Off campus passes

    How many off campus passes do cadets get each year (freshman-senior year)?
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    CFA transfer

    I took the CFA at the West Point SLS over the summer but i need to transfer those results to the Air Force Academy. How do I do that if no specific person administered the test to me (it was just the school in general)..
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