Dear Col Jarrell,
My name is Steve and I'm a student at Air Academy High School in the class of 19XX. It is my goal to attend the USAFA as a member of the class of 19YY.
I have been informed you are the ALO assigned to Air Academy. I wanted to take a moment of your time to both introduce myself and to pass to you my personal contact information.
(Name, Address, e-mail, phone, etc., can go here or at the bottom in the signature block)
A little bit about me. I am the captain of both the soccer and track team. I'm a member of CAP and hold the rank of C/Lt Col. I work a part-time job during the off season. In school I'm the VP of the National Honor Society and I'm also an active member of the school district debate team.
At this point I am curious about what actions I should be taking to better my chances for appointment. Any recommendations you have I would greatly appreciate.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Steve
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Pretty much what I see in e-mail's every year and it's exactly what I'd like to have from ANY student contacting me! Mike is correct; we're now starting to become busy with the 2014 applicants BUT...we will ALWAYS take your information and pass on what information we can to anyone that's "younger" than the upcoming applicants. And it's a GREAT bonus for us to have your information early; gives us something to look forward to!
PLUS...if YOU contact me, then I know that YOU are interested; not your parents.
There's no great mystery to the first contact; the KEY is that you DO IT!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
(yes, that's me in the letter, I didn't get into '82)