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    Dining procedures for Basics during BCT

    I think the answer is, it is impossible to "get it right." That's by design. They'll undergo the same exercise in futility and complete frustration with respect to room inspections.
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    AFA class of 2017 filling up!

    I wouldn't be surprised if he does very well at the Academy and turns out to be an outstanding officer. It takes mental and physical toughness and guts to play hockey at the level he's playing it. His GPA is fine. I once heard a commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center, a major general...
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    New Tattoo

    Anyone who submits a post on these forums seeking the opinions of others as to whether getting a tat is a good idea should not be surprised to get exactly what they ask for. Posters of my generation tend to have strong, overwhelmingly negative opinions of tats. We can be accused of being...
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    Air Force Pilot Gives Up Wings After Flyover

    When I was a 1st lt, stationed at an aircraft control and warning squadron in Iceland, the RAF pilots loved to drop as close to the water as they could--out of radar detection--and break over the site supersonic no more than 100-200 feet off the ground. I know the Buccaneer--an enormous fighter...
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    Sending my boy to USAFA... A Mothers Story

    Our experience was different. Neither I nor my wife went to I Day. We asked our son if he wanted us to be there, and he said he preferred that we didn't go. So, we put him on a plane and sent him on his way. We didn't experience any exceptional separation blues. One reason: I'm retired...
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    High school academic misconduct

    Admissions might not ever know about it, but make no mistake: cheating is bad mojo--especially for one who aspires to attend a school that touts itself as a leadership laboratory, where personal integrity is ensconced as the prime virtue. Nevertheless, recent reputable studies have tabbed...
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    Presidential Appointments

    Yes, that's what I meant by "turnbacks." Thanks for the insight and explanation.
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    Presidential Appointments

    Great explanation, Christcorp. I was wondering, though. How are turn-backs allocated? Are they reappointed through their original appointment sources? Are they allocated against available slots in the national pool?
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    How do Cadets get selected to attend away football games?

    Another sure-fire way is to join the cadet Drum & Bugle Corps. Apparently, it's not that difficult to join. But, from what I understand, you have to commit to a full-year.
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    Summer Seminar - Not selected

    DS wasn't selected last year, and was a bit discouraged. He received a BFE in November.
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    2015 Appointments

    1. Drew_22 - Appointment: Oct 26 - UT 2. hoosier (alex) - Appointment: Dec 2 - IN 3. proud2serve (son) - Appointment: Nov 23 - GA 4. SouthernFalcon (Haley) - LOA: Oct 19 - Appointment: Dec 2 - GA 5. jakedelaney93 - Appointment: Dec 7 - IN 6. omnipsi - Appointment: Nov 22 - TX21 7. Rob Lovvorn -...
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    past marijuana use

    Interesting angle, and I'm not necessarily disputing it. However, it implies that the aspiring cadet who did NOT use illegal drugs and truthfully denied doing so on the admission application might well be suspected of lying simply because "statistically, most have." It also implies that the...
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    Report: US Military is too white and too male at the top

    I have serious reservations about the assumptions underlying the recommendations proceeding from the report. That said, there are better fora in which to effectively address the issue.
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    I couldn't make this up if I tried...

    Nice, nice post! Thank you for sharing, and congratulations--of course!
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    Friendly Advice concerning Budget Cuts at AFA

    Then I wouldn't bet against him.
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