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We have one at USAFA and a second that received an appointment to USAFA but opted for a Type 1 AFROTC at a prestigious non-academy school. She ultimately decided that the AF was not what she wanted to do and left the AFROTC. I agree with the thought that supporting their right to change their...

I think sponsor families have to complete an application process, letters of recommendation and attend a half-day course. It is not hard to do - and very worth it to have a home away from home. Our cadet's sponsor family were family friends and were critical to first year success. We are so...

I'm in on this one.

So official word - none of these sports will be cut. Instead, belt tightening by all the sports to account for funding changes.

I know that gymnastics as a club sport is a terrible option and would not be viable with current team members. It's a sport that demands so much from its athletes (more than any sport I have ever seen - most gymnasts train more than 30 hours per week during high school), I can't see a club as a...

Does anyone have idea why these specific sports were selected as opposed to any other sports (leaving out men's football - assuming it is revenue positive)? Or what criteria was used for the decision process?

Here's a perspective similar to aglages. I'm a parent who has two kids in college. The oldest one wanted USAFA since she was 12 and did not even apply for the AFROTC scholarship. The second one applied for both USAFA and the AFROTC. The oldest received an appointment to USAFA and just...

They're pretty resolute by this point. And it made for a funny story later about how her family stopped writing her.

We had a similar problem last year. Our daughter received no mail for 2 weeks of BCT2 despite tons of letters sent to her from friends and family - via both regular mail and write2them. She actually wrote to us asking if we were still sending mail. Then she got it all in one day. Weird...

You could also try a more individual type sport like track - there are a lot of events and you can probably find at least one you are competitive in AND actually enjoy (after all you should enjoy whatever it is). I know that BOTH of this year's drum majors at my kids' school received...

The "best" seat in some games (like Navy last year), is the one in the sun. Other games, being in the sun is a bad idea - crazy Colo Springs weather. So game time also comes into play. Last season I got sunburned one game and a few weeks later froze. Overall, I like the east side (cadet...

I think there is definitely a period of adjustment for most of the basics - they are adjusting not only to military life, but a military life that in some ways is more restrictive than even enlisted life for the first 9 months or so. It is a long haul until recognition and they will have many...

2 points for parents: 1. There are some previous threads on this - one from last year if you do a search - and they have a lot of good info. 2. SNEAKERS, hats and sunscreen!!! Wear those comfortable shoes. Lots of walking will occur no matter what.

I'm sure others will give more details, but here are a few notes: 1. Talk to your cadet before booking travel or planning - the dates usually are reliable but times of release can vary and change. Combined with the travel time to Denver Airport you can have expensive mistakes. 2. If...

SKT - I'm concerned about the exception to the active duty exception. I think the tolling does NOT occur if while on your active duty you are a full time student. This would result in the 5 year rules applying to all 4 years at USAFA. Definitely one of those questions a definitive NCAA...

I think as noted above the 5 year rule would likely apply. There is an active duty military exception to the rule - but the exception to the exception is when you are active duty but also a full time student (which I think would apply to service academy students). Definitely should talk to the...

It's a bit of a blur, but I seem to recall that they had some major discounts on virtually all items bought on I-day at the store inside the Field House - not sure about the visitors center. But I may be thinking of Acceptance Day.

Soccerchic - My daughter - and many others here - participated in a sport that is not a high school-sponsored sport. It is a club sport only but very competitive nationally. She now competes for USAFA in that sport. As a result, she never earned any varsity letters from her HS. She...

I'll throw out one more tip - Basics don't get much news or updates from the outside world at large. I included a quick daily update each day in my write2them email that updated our daughter about each family member and the outside world (i.e. Olympic news going on last year). These were...

Just a reminder to all you new Class of 2017 parents, family and friends ... Start writing AND sending letters now so your soon-to-be basic cadet has mail waiting for him/her at the first mail call. If you wait until after you drop them, they'll get it after a few days - they'll live, of...