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I would highly recommend renting a car, it gives you the flexibility you need to get to and from the academy for all of the events and spend the most time with your cadet. In the past of you arrived early enough on Thursday afternoon you could meet up with your cadet for a while near the...

Daretodream....Your son should be proactive, get a second opinion and learn as much about his condition as possible. Next he also needs to learn as much as possible about the waiver process and how it relates to his condition. My son was told that he had an unwaiverable eye condition and...

My son is an 08 AFA grad. Is currently a KC-10 Aircraft Commander and Instructor Pilot at Travis AFB with 3,000+ flight hours. He has been deployed and done TDY's in combat zones 14+ times, and has been out of the country more than in the country since pinning on his wings. His wife is a...

Batmom...what is the nature of his eye problem? My son had a non waiverable condition and was able to get his waiver and is currently an Aircraft commander and Instructor pilot ...so it can be done but he will have to be very pro-active on his now behalf

THat is exactly what my son did...everyone said no but he kept pushing..it ended up going all the way to the Air Force Chief of Staff who must have decided if this kid is going go to all this trouble then we want him flying a plane.He still loves it and sits in the cockpit thinking I'm getting...

AHS74...my son '08 grad had quite a bit of experience with the waiver process...he was DQ'd for a non waiverable condition...he ended up getting an "Exception to Policy" and is currently an Air Craft Commander with 2,000+ hours. It can be done with a lot of persistence...I sent him the link to...

Stealth +1 To add to Stealth's comment and give you some perspective...my son AFA 08 is currently deployed in Afghanistan (his 7th deployment). They are required to have 4 flight suits among lots of other equipment..he was only issued 2 with the answer that due to Sequestration and budget...

Don't often post but this topic hit home..just talked via Face Time to my son who is on his 7th deployment since pinning on his wings...if you are planning to be a pilot lack of sleep and adjusting your body clock will be a fact of life throughout your career. He is 1/2 way through his 6 month...

Good luck! Keep us posted on what happens. :thumb:

Daredevil, I will forward your note to PTWOB08 (my son). He is currently deployed in the Middle East and it may take him a few days to respond.

Phil84 I will forward your question to my son PTWOB08..it may take him a day or two to respond as he is currently deployed, but scheduled to return to CONUS on Friday.

Air Craft Commander upgrade check ride complete!!!!!! Looks like he is on track to become an AC before he pins on Captain bars. :thumb:

For all of you mailbox stalkers, I feel your pain and anxiety! Just remember that there is usually a mass mailing of BFE's the third week in March so there is still lots of time. My son had 4 nominations in 2004 and didn't hear until the 23 of March that he had received an appointment. I'm...

Congratulations to all of the "firsties"....now the fun really starts!

Update on KC10 Pilot Just reread this thread and thought that I would update you all on my son's progress. He has served 5 deployments and has 1,200+ flight hours. He is currently in the AC upgrade process and hopes to be an AC well before he becomes a Captain on May28. Still loves what he...

Enjoy the moments while he is home!!!!! I'll never forget standing at the airport as my son came through the door in his uniform that first Thanksgiving! He looked the same, yet very different. The time went by so fast it seemed like it was on fast forward. The good thing for you is that...

Fencersmom, I agree with checking with your cadets to see what they want. We were surprised at the interest that friends and family had in attending the festivities. My son loves to party so we planned accordingly. Our theory was that we didn't have to pay for his college and this event is...

:bang: I agree with you Hornet--:bang: Paradigms are hard to change.

This brings back so many memories! Has it been almost 7 years since my son received his appointment? My son and his girlfriend are visiting after returning from a 3 month deployment in the middle east. They are both KC-10 pilots and have managed to have their deployments at the same time. We...

Wow--great video--Gasdoc was your son one of those who jumped?