Recent content by ozone83

DD was motivated (!) to attend USAFA. She decided to make her own way to NWP and be a free-agent. After making this commitment, she was offered a Falcon Foundation slot. That may not happen to you, but it is a scenario that exists. In her year of effort, she vastly improved her ACT scores and...

Schedule for 2014-15 just released. http://www.usafa.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-140331-022.pdf There is an amazing 10 days (!) between end of BCT and first day of academics on 13 Aug. There is time for transition to squadron, military training, and academic transition. 4-degs...

The COS newspaper reported on the Valley Sweepstakes and the end of BCT from Jack's Valley. The article link, to more photographs, provides additional images of the contests and basic cadet training/life in JV. John Colo Spgr Gazette article: Few quitters in Air Force Academy's freshman...

I had assignments as a 61x for most of my time. First assignment included repeated trips to Greenland in winter to launch sounding rockets. Not a desk in sight. Third assignment at WPAFB was an electro-optics engineer, including trips to Germany for facilities camo (CCD) evaluations. Fifth...

Definitely inform the Academy. Contact the Admissions counselor with the details, so they can get the record updated.

45. ozone83 (DD) WA-04, Congressional - 20 February 2013, NWP Falcon

Now a Senator's nod Nonchalantly, DD lets it drop that about 2 weeks ago (~18 Jan), on the AFA candidate portal, she saw she received a nomination from Sen. Cantwell for Class of 2017. Mom & Dad are thrilled. But she knows she has months to wait & refuses to get "excited." Patience...

Suspended Punishment on Form 10 I was caught in an Iowa snowstorm driving back to the Zoo from one Spring Break. Better to be safe, we stopped at a hotel. And then I called my AOC. He issued me a AFCW Form 10 with demerits, but suspended punishment for "good judgement." I just kept my...

WA-4 Nom 2013 DD received nomination letter from WA-4, Doc Hastings, today. Success on this step! Yea! She has upped her SAT scores this year over last, her CFA is still solid. She has her academics at NW Prep, as a Falcon Scholar, with a community college next semester. She'll be...

WA state still gets mail Received TWE in Richland, WA today. DD is quietly brooding. I have NO doubt that many stellar candidates are left waiting this year. You cannot help the year you were born and the past trajectory that put you before this small class size (my class appointed...

5A, S9, Buddy Holly 5A as BCG? Not so sure. Don't they remind you of the earlier Buddy Holly frames? Missing that small silver tab that anchored the earpiece, though. ($85 on e-bay!) Even the S9 don't remind me of the black frame BCG that were standard for so many years. The S9 was a...

Hasting Y; Murray & Cantwell N DD completed for WA nominations. Her target is USAFA. Successful to the nomination slate for Doc Hastings, WA-4, after panel interview in November and letter in December. Had negative replies from offices of Murray and Cantwell in early February. She also has a...

Intro of ozone 83: DD is eager to attend USAFA, class of 2016. I am checking the pages here for all the great advice. I graduated USAFA in 1983 and served 25 years in Blue. Lots of R&D assignments but also some broadening in acquisition and operations. Currently working at Pacific...

Recruited is different The Admissions Office will check on the quality of the candidate, but the Athletic Department has a process to lock-in recruited athletes. The process is known as a "blue chip" recruitment. The coach will be the one to speak to directly to determine if this is a real...