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My son enjoyed his digital frame. Most of his other gifts were money or gifts cards. He used these to buy a printer and keyboard.

We're planning to take our DS and if possible, would like to meet up with some of the parents and cadets. With my older son, the night before orientation, we attended a dinner with current cadets and the appointees. It helped both of us. We just met at one of the restaurants near the academy.

You might also check with the hotel. We were at Homewood Suites and needed a wheelchair for my mother. We couldn't rent one, since we were leaving Sunday, when the rental places weren't open. It turned out the hotel had a basic wheelchair we could use.

Thank you so much for clarifying this.

I wanted to make sure I'm understanding this. My son is showing a nomination from our congressman. (I don't know what method he uses - principal or competitive). If he uses the competitive method, does this mean my son was selected for the nomination by the academy, or do all on the list from...

I have a son (9th grade) who has expressed interest in the military academies. He has allergies to dust mites, certain grasses and cats. When he was younger he did shots, but hasn't had them for 2-3 years. He now controls the allergies with allegra and flonase. His only symptom is nasal...

We just found out my son got an appointment, but haven't gotten any of the official paperwork yet. I was wondering about orientation. I plan for my son to go, but should both parents go, or is it ok if just one goes? Also, what time are things over. I'd like to catch a late flight Tuesday...

waiver approved I just found out today that the waiver was approved. We had a re-evaluation by a new psychologist and the original psychologist sent a letter explaining her diagnosis and why she disagreed with the waiver denial. Thank you for your help in explaining how to proceed. If it hadn't...

My son just received a denial for a medical waiver from the Air Force Academy for history of anxiety disorder. (Last year he had seen a therapist for learning coping mechanisms to deal with test anxiety). When they are deciding about the waiver, do they have just the medical records or his whole...

My son received a medical disqualification for history of anxiety. I was told he could apply for a waiver from the Air Force Academy, where he really wants to go. Last year he was having problems in AP Chemistry and pre-calculus. The more he studied, the worst he seemed to do (in other words low...