What are my chances of getting into a service academy?

How many Jewish applicants got turned down?

How many Jewish members are there at the USAFA?

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I have no clue how many applicants got turned down. As to my knowledge there are around 10 Jewish cadets here currently. Yes, religion is on the application.

@in_co_24 what does that religion section look like? I would wonder also why people don't list themselves as a considered "minority" religion to improve their chances, or do they?

in_co_24 said:

How many Jewish applicants got turned down?

How many Jewish members are there at the USAFA?

Was religion on the application at all?

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I have no clue how many applicants got turned down. As to my knowledge there are around 10 Jewish cadets here currently. Yes, religion is on the application.

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Please show us if you can where religion is a required question on the application.
It would be highly dangerous for any government agency in the US to require answering a religion question and especially bad for the USAFA in view of their past history in this area.

I'm curious about this "free trip"...sounds like you misunderstood something, because the US government paying for private religious expenses would be a 1st Amendment lawsuit in about 0.005 seconds.

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I'm curious about this "free trip"...sounds like you misunderstood something, because the US government paying for private religious expenses would be a 1st Amendment lawsuit in about 0.005 seconds.

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Totally agree. There's no "Free Trip" to Israel for Jewish cadets. There may be some accommodations for religious events and such; but it will be consistent among ALL religious beliefs and faiths.

And in all the years I worked with applicants, I don't remember 1 time where an applicant's religion was even mentioned on an application. Unless the candidate themselves mentioned some extra curricular, leadership, etc. they had involving their church. But nothing in the application.

And while we're at it. Your parents having attended the academy does NOT GUARANTEE you an appointment. So please; don't say "Guaranteed". If you're truly a C3C at the academy, then you KNOW that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the military.

I think the “free trip” may be referring to the Birthright trip, which is something I don’t really know a lot other than that my cousins did it. From what I’ve heard it’s an opportunity to go to Israel that is free for anyone who is Jewish. So if that is the free trip, then USAFA is not involved in paying for it.