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When preparing for boots, keep in mind that strengthening your legs against shin-splints is a top priority. The chance in running style that boots force on you can and will aggravate existing splints if you have a tendency for them (namely tall, leaner folks).

It varies by quite a bit. For the majority of 2017, average pay (from the grapevine) hovered in the $100 to $200 range, but it was not uncommon for there to be instances of getting a net-zero paycheck for the month, especially after large equipment issues (I'm lookin' at you, $200 parade dress...

Unless you have an existing military ID, you can't buy boots at the base uniform issue. Even if you could, I wouldn't recommend it, as the styles they carry and the prices aren't the best. You're issued two pairs of boots on I-Day, but take my word for it: they're functional, but far from good...

Ah, must've been a standard admin takeover, then.

The vaccination form should arrive in the appointee packet that'll arrive shortly following the acceptance letter. Make a copy of the blank, make a copy of the completed form, and get it done ASAP (some of the vaccines require boosters, which are much better to get done during BCT than the...

If you're interested in Computer Science, you really couldn't do much better than USAFA. The technology program is one of the best in the nation, especially in regards to cyberwarfare training and development - our Cyber Team (think Drill Team, but with blaster worms instead of sabers) recently...

17'er here: if you just do a search for "USAFA Class of 2018," that group is a trap. Though why my classmates have set up a dummy group, given that they will have zero interaction with you during BCT, is beyond me. Good luck, and remember:

Yeah, the others have it right - no superscoring. Take each test at least twice unless you're confident that one attempt will yield a score you're comfortable submitting.

Can't back this up enough. The application process is, in a way, your first test - if it's not important enough or "too difficult" to do yourself, that should be a big red flag. If you're not invested enough in going to a service academy (or any college, for that matter!) to finish your own...

(Originally posted to the USAFA 2017 FB group. Given how close the dates are now, it's a tad late in the coming, but it's still useful) Since this question is popping up regularly, quick checklist for all the lovely paperwork we have to do, when it's due, and what to do with it on I-Day. *...

Alternatively, though, it could be the (statistically believable) chance that all the posters to this thread are in the same squadron.

For anyone interested, Major Blaine Jones (Thunderbird #5) did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, touched on a few issues of sequestration before he had to log off for the time being, he may be available to respond to any questions you may have. He touched on a few questions regarding...

10:20 - It's not enough that you're jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, falling thousands of feet with nothing but a sheet of fabric holding you aloft, or using that sheet of fabric to land with pinpoint accuracy in an enclosed area in an area the size of a football field, no. None of that...

Perfect answer, that's great to know.

No advice on whether or not to list your experience, but I had a question as well: In the letter which gave the links to the form for security clearance, it explicitly states that "Print only the completed pages and bring them to inprocessing." At the top of the form, however, in the...

"Unbreakable," the biography of Louis Zamperini, is fairly relevant to the concept of personal characte, mental endurance, and sheer willpower and drive to succeed. That, and it's just an unbelievable story.

This. Absolutely this. I put a pull-up bar in the doorway next to the kitchen. Right before meals, right after meals, and when I get home I just jump on and crank out a set. Started at 6, can do 13 regularly, and with a bit of effort can get to 15. As for pushups, same thing, but you can do them...

Everything counts, not only for the military academies, but for colleges in general. Your Junior year and 1st half of senior year are important to your admissions - grades, activities, leadership roles, those all tie in to whether or not a college finds you as meeting their standards. In...

1. SAshey TX-14, Congressional - 31 October 2012 2. swimmerworrell FL-24, Presidential - 07 November 2012 3. swimrun95 TX-12, Congressional - 01 November 2012 4. John41057 (DS) CA-50, Congressional - 17 November 2012 5. USAFA2017 CA-16, Congressional (Senator) - 14 December 2012 6. Nichole...

Well, you never hear about American hackers infiltrating Chinese companies and military servers, which probably means they are better in regards to staying secret.