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For years my DS enjoyed a free checked-in bag with various airlines. However United Airline denied it at a recent flight. They said cadets are not 'active duty'. My search on the web got different answers. Are cadets 'defined' (by law) as active duty? If so, any reference? Or are they...

I know there were threads on this topic. Just a few supplemental questions. For cadets that want to go to graduate school, apart from the af internal Programs like afit, can cadets apply any outside scholarships and Go to any civilian colleges? If not, can someone post the full list of...

Is there any bus transportation to/from COS and DEN during the summer? How about the rerurn day (7/30/2011)? Any other public transportation available? tx

I got some conflicting information regarding Thursday. Can someone clear the confusion? (1) can parents meet their cadets (4th class) in Thursday evening? (2) how do cadets request to be allowed to meet parents? Thanks in advance!

For Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, is there any bus transportation from AFA to Denver airport? If so, where to find out the schedule?

This is my first time to AFA, thus these questions -- For A-day Parade, which entrance do we use? Can someone provide a detailed direction when inside AFA (where to park etc)? What do we need to pass the security gate? Thank you!

Can someone post 2010 A-day (8/4) detailed schedule? I may fly in on the day. How long is the parade/ceremony? When can we meet the cadets? If I have a car, is there enough time to take them for lunch? If we bring lunch in, where is a good place to get food early in the morning? Sorry for so...

We still have not received sponsor family infor for I-day. Anyone else waiting? Which number to contact at AFA?

When booking a flight for a cadet (for Christmas break etc), how do you get a military discount (if you use expedia.com, or delta.com)? Does AFA have a travel service that offer competitive price?

We plan to meet the cadet Thursday for dinner (bring from outside?). When is their dinner time? There are a lot more flights to Denver (than COS), so we may want to fly there and drive. How long is the drive from DEV to AFA? TX

Does the academy or military in general offer a retirement savings plan like 401k?

A quick question: When do we know that a cadet 'passed' BCT (for 2010)? We need a date to plan for 'Plan B'.

I understand US millitary personnel can retire after 20 years service. Does the 4 years time in AF Academy count toward that 20? Separatly, if a student takes AFROTC scholarship and attends a different college, does that time count toward the 20?

(1) what is the objective of the orientation? Is it just to convince the appointees to accept the appointments? (2) for students that have been to one summer seminar, is there any extra value to attend an orientation? I am guessing the orientation is not mandatory. Tx

for those that received LOA -- was the letter a regular one or certified? Did you get any notice from your local admission liaison officer beforehand?