USAFAAlltheway
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Hi, I am a Mac user and I was wondering if I could bring my Mac to the AirForce academy when I join. Would that be possible?
From our visit this past weekend, which included a tour of a doolie room, there does not appear to be any "personal" items in ones room the first year...aside from photos.
\ as well as the external Cadet Access Card reader that will have to be added. Find out what is intended for your incoming class (they should have a specifications list available) and check to see whether it is of the quality you could purchase on your own for the same money ... it will take some additional work; but, again your buying it with your money so if had it to do over again - I would recommend shopping it - but, above all, make as sure as you can that it is highly reliable so you don't have to waste time in the computer services offices trying to get it to function right.
Computers issued to 2019ers were not very good (especially for the money spent) - my cadet's computer is limping to the finish line and has had much service done to allow it to do so. Time is precious and the computer struggles have frustrated my cadet greatly given that so much of your work will be done through it. My subsequent understanding was that my cadet could've bought own computer instead of just accepting the one selected & "issued" by the government (make no mistake - you pay for this computer out of your cadet pay and own it at the end).
Whatever you choose to do (attempt to use your current MAC or shop for and buy your own instead of the gov't issued one) it will have to be able to support all the software that the government will have to add for security ... as well as the external Cadet Access Card reader that will have to be added. Find out what is intended for your incoming class (they should have a specifications list available) and check to see whether it is of the quality you could purchase on your own for the same money ... it will take some additional work; but, again your buying it with your money so if had it to do over again - I would recommend shopping it - but, above all, make as sure as you can that it is highly reliable so you don't have to waste time in the computer services offices trying to get it to function right.