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Hang in there everyone. I know it's getting hard to stay positive but my DS and I were in you're shoes last year. Checking these messege boards and the portal multiple times a day until he got the notification to check the portal on April 9th, the day he received his appointment letter.

Having a leadership role in an organization or club no mater what the position will always carry more weight than being a regular member whether it is in chess club or NHS.

Hang in there. My DS didn't receive his appointment letter to USAFA until April 9th last year.

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For A day We flew out later that evening. The C4C's were released about 1100 hours right after the parade and shoulder board pinning ceremony. They had a mandatory briefing at 1300 hours. We had less than 2 hours to spend with our DS but he was so grateful we were able to make it. After speaking...

Once my DS accepted his appointment to USAFA we started letting all the universities that had offered him scholarships know he was going to decline their offer so that they would be able to offer that money to another deserving student. There will certainly be another student that could and...

My DS now Class of 2020 did not receive his appointment letter until April 9th.

The Academy knows what classes are available at your school and it will not reflect on you negatively if you could not take certain classes they would like and were not offered at you school. My DS could only go as far as Algebra 2 at his school because nothing else was offered after that unless...

I meant to say recognition day on the previous post

My DS did not get accepted to USAFA summer seminar last year and was devastated and heart broken. He is now a about 2 weeks away from acceptance day with the class of 2020. He thought he had no chance of obtaining an appointment because he was rejected for summer seminar. He is currently in the...

You should already be in great physical condition or you would not have earned a nomination to the Academy so the altitude should not be an issue for BCT1. BCT1 is not very physically demanding and is more military training than anything else. By the time you make it to BCT2 and march to Jacks...

My DS 2020 was told by his ALO that "optional" is not really optional. It is to test your willingness to go the extra mile on you application. Do you best to get 3 letters of recommendation from your principal, teachers, coaches, or pastors. The Academy already can see if your are academically...

You should already be in great physical condition or you would not have been appointed to the Academy so the altitude should not be an issue for BCT1. BCT1 is not very physically demanding and is more military training than anything else. By the time you make it to BCT2 and march to Jacks Valley...

I have AAA insurance in California. I called them to inquire about the student away discount (100+ miles from home) and they advised me to completely drop my DS from our policy policy because he would be covered as an approved driver for up to 30 days at a time when he comes home for holidays...

Thanks for the clarification Hodge.

Can anyone give me some insight about whether or not it is worth the price of $36 a month to join the AOG and gain access to webguy photos. Do they just post scores of random shots and you have to fish through them to find your cadet? Do they filter the shots of your cadet for you and archive...

Good luck finding those "recommended" boots. The Belleville 650 has been discontinued and is no longer available and the other "recommended" model, the 690 flight boot is being phased out and is on back order 3-4 week back order from Belleville. I went to the Los Angeles Air Force Base this...

An mail was sent out on Friday 5/20 by the USAFA asking to appointees school counselors to report a student who has failed any courses, received disciplinary action, or has been suspended.

If you look at page 13 in the Instructions To Appointees Handbook for the Class of 2020 it states that acne medications are not allowed until after BCT. That's why I was asking if a waiver was a possibility. I would cut and paste it here but I don't know if that is illegal or not.

My DS takes antibiotics for severe and painful acne. When he is on the medication his acne is light and his face is pain free. When off the antibiotics his acne is painful and break outs are severe and most embarrassing. I read that medications for acne is not allowed during BCT. Is there any...