good luck preppies, I'm a prior that graduated the P last month... Y'all are the test group for priors teaching basic training, first class ever to do so. P school is a lot of fun, just be patient with your young classmates it can be hard!
Our report date of July 14 is this week! I fly into Denver Tuesday morning, does anyone have any idea if there is a shuttle that does to C Springs? Or do I have to arrange it myself? Thanks for any help
Ya I am currently active duty ATC and you see it happen all the time, but now they are just getting booted from the service.
And sorry i know very little about the specifics on the Maintenance side of things, but it is a crucial part of what we do in the Air Force and is very much an...
Pretty crazy stuff. I've seen a ton of young Airman get kicked out just over these past few months for normally routine follies. For example two Apprentice air traffic controllers that just washed out of the career field for not being able to handle the stress, in the past these two would be...
Hey Tex,
I asked this question when I visited for a tour a few months back and I was told no. The Academy has their own fitness test that differs from the Air Force standards. I am not entirely sure of the differences, however I do believe the Academy has a pull-up portion and the Air Force...
The point I was trying to make is an engineering degree from the Academy carries more weight than any of their other programs I don't think anyone with disagree with that.
Not true. I recently had a long chat about going to the Academy with a young Lt. Col and he gave me two major points of...
Obviously not everyone with major in engineering nor should they. However an Engineering degree from the Academy is very prestigious and if you have the ability and desire to, since it is a top 10 (Not sure exactly) undergrad engineering degree in the country why pass that up?
Once you...
I've had similar questions and I have been talking to many pilots that come into our control tower(I am active duty Air Traffic Controller) and the common answer I get is that the degree doesn't matter if you want to be a pilot, HOWEVER if you do not get an engineering degree a great number of...
Christcorp makes a good point, however maybe you haven't lived in California or the west coast. I lived all over the country and there is definitely a difference, Sir/Ma'am isn't used nearly as much on the coasts as they are in the south/midwest so I think region and different social norms play...
Ya seems cadets still make time for fun even through all the madness of academy life! Makes me feel better knowing it won't be all work and no play...Cause we know what that can lead to!