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I am glad to hear that you appreciate and respect the need for diversity and do work to promote it. I don't think there are simple answers. No one is looking for a handout or a leg up. My point being, we need to recognize there are bias in the systems that harm minorities and need to work on...

I was trying to find class profiles of years past, but can't imagine that USNA was diverse in the 70s. Just because there are a few people around that don't look like you, doesn't mean it's a diverse community. Your 2nd statement on promotion actually makes the point for the need of diversity...

Having an active duty spouse for 23 years, we understand the difficulty it is to visit family, let alone during the holidays. DD experienced this many times over her life of missing out on family holidays or vacations due to PCSing, duties, etc... Perhaps she understands the difficulties of...

I was going back and forth on this question myself this year for Thanksgiving, except with our DD at USAFA. One thought for our family was that we know we can have Thanksgiving with her while she is a cadet at USAFA. It's costly with flights and the time is not long. However, once she...

Well, I looked at the post and the Fox News report and saw the slides reported. Maybe I'm reading it incorrectly, but the way I took the slide meant to recognize that people come from different backgrounds. I don't think it was necessarily saying don't call them mom or dad, but there may be...

DD reports at USAFA there are multiple concussions where she cadets that were under concussion protocol due to the boxing class. Speaking with the athletic trainer for her sport, she also stated she had multiple cadets receive concussions in the boxing class. It is a required class at USAFA...

It's a track under the ECE majors for combined computer and electrical. She decided this route after discussing with the department and found this to be the best fit for her. She is only in her 2nd year and I'm sure classes will get harder, but so far is doing well. I will say she is very...

Just eat the check mix as a handful, now trail mix, get me the chocolate first and who cares about the rest! Recently on a southwest trip back from parent's weekend, I was eating the southwest mix. I will say I was trying to eat just my spouses little melba toast things, they are delicious...

On the admission side of things, USAFA wants to see that you are taking the recommended classes and hardest available classes (that you are able to handle) that your school offers. If you receive an appointment, taking a computer science class would be helpful since it is a class that you will...

Cheetos on a road trip? All I can think about are the orange all over my hands and not having a sink to wash my hands. Getting off the topic here, but our road trip food is typically combos, mostly because my spouse and I can eat them and only 1 of the kids like them, so we get to eat them...

DD just looked at what USAFA publishes as competitive CFA scores on their website. https://www.academyadmissions.com/requirements/physical/ It looks like she is pretty close to all the averages.

It sounds like your parents are not legal residents of any state. If that is correct, I would just confirm with USAFA that the VP nom would be the only one you could apply for.

DD never purchased a printer and never heard of her mention the need for one. I think shea so tries to not have to many extra things to keep moving rooms around a little easier. I think she just uses the printer in squadron if needed.

Assuming you are under 18 and a military dependent, you would apply through the state in which your parents are legal residents (even if they are not currently living in the state). If you are over 18 or your parents do not have an established legal residence in any state, it gets a little...

So we haven't been married as long as a lot of folks on this thread, but I'll add that we always remember the order of importance: 1. God 2. Marriage 3. Kids Sometimes it gets a little out of order and we re-calibrate. We've also become protective of our marriage after seeing so many military...