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    Status: Unqualified

    hey. submit waiver, after waiver, after waiver. It took me literally 5 tries. If you should be qualified then it is just a matter of getting your doctor to word a letter corectly. Find out the exact measures you have to meet in order to get qualified and the see if you meet them. (For migrains I...
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    Medical issue question

    suck it up as much as you can. I went through the whole knee injury thing and it sucks, I ended up having knee surgery and was on crutches till the end of April. Luckily I got approved and am now at USAFA. So if its just "uncomfortable" the see if you can get by without going to the dr and...
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    Basketball throw

    learn to throw a baseball. If you can throw a ball you can throw a basketball. My buddy did it and was throwing 30' (literally, it was sad) i taught him how to throw and he threw in the 50s. But he was still pushing the ball instead or doing a propper throw. Have one of your friends who plays...
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    The Academy and Dating

    MY bad everyone. I did not mean this question to be degrading or innappropriate it came about from a discussion with one of my friends who is going to Marion who insisted that cadets couldnt date or do anything while at the Academy. As for my shot at America's FInest. I was just annoyed...
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    The Academy and Dating

    Dude you must be the most sheltered kid in the world. hahaha. You pass judgement on everyone so fast. It would be nice if I was perfect like you... CC. I burst out laughing when I read your post. I'll keep that in mind. :thumb:
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    The Academy and Dating

    Keep in mind this isn't the only thing on my mind its just one of the things I've been wondering about. At what time are you allowed to have a girlfriend at the Academy? And do you get in trouble for hooking up with girls?
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    Advice for a Falcon

    Bro enjoy your year. I mean there's no where I'd rather be than the academy this summer but it would be nice to hang with my friends for another year. My sugestion = Get a girlfriend and... thats what I'm gonna miss most. lol.
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    Statistics or calculus?

    no he asked what the class that is called :holocaust: is. But anyways. I'm asuming we are talking about AP Calc AB\BC Take both if you want to work your ass off. But I had the choice and I went with AP Calc AB. (BC was not offered). You learn a lot of stuff in AP Calc and pretty much...
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    So much for the bubble wrap....

    well. the day i got my appointment I went out and bought a used dirtbike... I worked at a scout camp for 2 years and did all that stuff. No one got hurt. Scout camp is a safe place cause they do everything by the books. Don't worry about him.
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    Anyone Else Feel Like This

    Listen to this song. I'm sure you all know it. haha we are getting close. 13 days till we fly out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkllM8znx4
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    bikes

    what about brining my moped? They're designated as bicycles with a helper motor and don't require insurance or registration to be ridden, just a drivers liscence. And also I heard a rumor that once at the Academy we are not allowed to own/ride motorcycles... is this true? (I understand only...
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    What to eat when training

    I recently started training again after my knee injury (Torn meniscus requireing surgery: luckily its non-disqualifying as long as its fully healed). Things are looking good for I-Day. As long as i keep improving I should get clearance from my Doctor the first week of June to attend the Academy...
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    Good Reading for New Cadets

    My ALO recomended that I read "Beyond the Wild Blue" by Walter J. Boyne. It gives a detailed history of the Air Force from 1947-2007. He said it contains some of the information that we will be forced to memorize once at the Academy. I'm not that far into it yet but its a decent book from...
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    What are my chances of being accepted?

    Lets put is this way. You have a shot, so go for it. Give it everything you've got. Would you not if people here said you didn't have a chance? That being said you also need to apply to several civilian colleges as backups, also you need to raise your SATs to around 1300 M\CR. I recieved...
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    Orientation 2013

    do you have to go to orientation?
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