Recent content by tchr5thgrd

He didn't have a PPL. He went to Auburn without being in AFROTC. He went by the detachment in the middle of his freshman year, asked what he needed to do to get into AFROTC. They told him, so he did it. He got a 3 year scholarship, was named honor grad, then was assigned to ENJJPT. He got...

My nephew went to Auburn and was in AFROTC. He's now a major flying Vipers. It is an excellent program.

I'm not a homeschooler or a homeschool parent, but I am a public school teacher. I would not take a state test. I am in Texas and we have the lovely STAAR test. If I had a child, whether they were homeschooled or in public school, I wouldn't allow them to take it. AP, IB, ACT/SAT, those are...

DCI is more than a marching band. Way more involved and a huge time commitment. I agree with justdoit19. You know that DCI won't last all year and that you'll have (hopefully) go to college. Do well in difficult college courses and reapply. You won't know until you try. Good luck with DCI...

I had LASIK done in 1998. The office where the procedure was done housed several doctors. The patient before me got a Valium. I went to the front desk and said, "Hey, I didn't get a Valium." They told me that my doctor didn't believe in giving Valium. My thought was "I don't care what he...

I have a nephew that commissioned through AFROTC. He is currently flying F16s, and he wears contacts. I asked him about this, because I thought that pilots weren't allowed to wear contacts/glasses. He said that it isn't a problem. Perhaps it is a case by case basis.

Pete Mitchell didn't go to USNA. Remember, Goose said he couldn't get in to "The Academy" because of his dad. Sorry, I watched that movie A LOT as a teenager. LOL