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Also a nice modification into the Nakajima B5N Kate torpedo bomber with the extra long canopy for the 3 man crew in the above pic. Looks close enough to me. Unlike the totally unconvincing M47 Patton tanks painted with crosses used for the German tanks in the Battle of the Bulge movie.

Those aren't Zeroes. They are likely to be Type 99 Aichi dive bombers with fixed landing gears, while Zero fighters had retractable landing gears.

Not everyone leaves for good. Some suffered injuries during basic training resulting in a medical turnback and rejoined the Class of 2021. There are also some who graduate late for various reasons including incomplete class requirements (don't save the hardest required course for the final...

Class of 2020 Demographics The Academy’s admission office compiles information on each class. Here’s the latest data from 2019 and 2020. This information is subject to change and may be adjusted. Appointed, Inducted, Graduated -- 1,492 men and women were offered appointments and 1,168 men and...

Operation Covfefe of course

Make a few extra copies of the SF-86. Firsties had to fill it out again this spring and it helps not having to look up all the information again. You can look up how to take tailor quality measurements on youtube. As others said, you get measured all over again on I-Day that get further...

Also televised nationally on NBC. Colorado winter nights can be brutal. NHL Stadium Series setting at U.S. Air Force Academy 'something special'

Sounds to me like humble brag.

I am not aware that this is published but I have heard that some were denied pilot slots. Rated slots were typically announced during Oct or Nov in past years but for the Class of 2020, only those who were turned down for their first choice pilot slots were informed last fall. If you're...

fav army movie: All Quiet on the Western Front fav navy movie: Das Boot fav marines movie: Megan Leavey fav air war movie: 12 O'Clock High fav bad movie I like: Guns of Navarone

This shows some of the stats on how many pilots, CSO, and other rated out of the total for the Class of 2019 (and 2018). https://www.usafa.edu/news/the-breakdown-the-stats-on-the-air-force-academys-class-of-2019/

DD got pilot!

Heard that job drops are today.

If you are a Georgia resident, Hope and Zell Miller scholarships are merit based established to keep high achieving GA students in state. Don't think your son won't qualify for financial aid without researching. You can be a billionaire and still qualify for Hope and Zell Miller. You should at...

During Parents Weekend a few years back, I struck up a conversation with parents of a cadet who had completed basic training with my DD. They had done their research and liked that their DD was at one of the top engineering schools in the nation. But what was memorable was when they explained...