Crair; I appreciate the compliment. But as Pima and Blackbird have demonstrated, the reason this forum is so good and successful, is because of the collaborated efforts of everyone.
I could continue down the list of people that Pima started; to include some other STAR QUALITY individuals like Hornet, Ramius, Cadc, etc... But the list would go on forever. Why; because there's more to the academy than simply: "What form or what's the process"?
Each year, the entering Doolies, graduate basic, and become C4C 4 degrees. Many come back onto the forums and provide all of us with a lot of great UPDATED information about the actual academy, living conditions, etc... Very important for the 17 year old who is applying. Then there's those who have moved up to C3PO or R2D2. They provide some much great information on how to get through the academy. How the classes are. What to do in your spare time. Deciding on majors and careers. Then there's the firsties C1C; who are seniors. They can give some great information on BCT and how to handle all the pressures.
Add to this the parents on this forum who give a lot of insight on how to motivate their applicants and how to handle the separation from their cadets, and you have one hell of a forum.
And none of this could even take place if it wasn't for our administrator "TacticalNuke" and all of our moderators. They make this forum possible and keep us on track. "Especially people like me who can be long winded and get PASSIONATE at times. LOL!!!". So while I definitely appreciate your kind words, and I know Steve, Pima, Fencingmama Hee Hee, etc... also appreciate such words, it's a collaboration that makes this forum so good, and THE BEST. And that means you too, as well as all other posters. It's your perspectives and questions that make us better contributors. So, the more you search the forums, and the more questions you have and more your contribute, the better it is for everyone. Later.... Mike.....