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    State-specific appointment questions

    Agreed. @mja2014, your original post was fine. It's no more out of place than the occasional posts we see from middle school students asking whether they should fly the F-22 or F-35. @HeWantsTheBFE has comments spanning three pages that have nothing to do with appointments. Spam or not, those...
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    State-specific appointment questions

    Congrats, mja2014! I grew up in Randolph and also worked through the nomination process with Congressman Lynch. Entered USAFA under Senator Kerry's nomination, though. C/O 2012.
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    If I have done marijuana once, will it be counted against me in the admission process

    USAFA2018 never asked whether he should be honest, nor did he indicate any intention of lying on the form. He just asked if admitting to using marijuana once would be harmful to his chances of admission. Cadets can be admitted even if they've experimented with marijuana. I don't know what the...
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    New Policies

    ICs and non-ICs basically go through two different training routes at the Academy. ICs miss 4-dig training sessions, meals with their squadron, and just about every Silver Weekend event under the sun. Non-ICs get to enjoy all of those things because they aren't NCAA athletes. 4-dig ICs miss out...
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    what new cadet should bring

    You'll be issued white underwear during in-processing. Bring whatever you like; just know you won't be wearing it after the first day.
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    glider and powered flight participation

    A student who takes soaring during the fall semester and gets selected for IP upgrade will be enrolled in AM-461 (Soaring Instructor Upgrade) during the spring semester. This class takes place every other afternoon and begins with a 1200 bus for a 1230 brief followed by a 1300 takeoff. Students...
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    glider and powered flight participation

    Summer soaring students get a block of 10 days in the soaring program. They only fly on weekdays, so they end up with 7-8 flying days. There are two soaring groups each day during the summer; one group starts at 0530 and the other starts around 1230. As such, the days for a student at the...
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