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    Cadet Personal Computers

    Short answer is no. There is talk of public wifi that could be made available. When and how much is still a mystery.
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    How to apply for a ADD/ADHD waiver

    One of my daughters has ADD. I can't imagine how hard academy life must have been. You have all my respect and admiration.
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    Travel options

    You would arrive the day before. You are responsible for transportation and lodging. There is a shuttle bus that takes you to some of the hotels in the area and then you'd need a cab in the morning. Last year my DD went by herself. Her ALO was kind enough to put her in contact with a friend of...
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    Decision Dates?

    You can always accept NAPS and if you get USMA, inform NAPS of the change. You would hardly be the first person to do so.
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    Please Brief me on Prep school

    My DD simply received a LOA for the Prep. No TWE.
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    Discretionary Funds

    My DD went to the Prep with a USAA account and they never opened an Armed Forces Bank one. I would assume that it's the same at the hill.
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    Please Brief me on Prep school

    Very true but from what my DD said almost all the preppies got the nominations. The ones who didn't are from districts where the MOC simply refuse to give nominations to preppies.
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    Please Brief me on Prep school

    I can tell you how it works at USAFA Prep: 1. You do not apply again. 2. You do not take the SAT/ACT again 3. You must apply to all nomination sources available to you 4. You have to do decently in your academics, PT and military grades. In term of classes, you take English, Chem and 2 Math...
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    USAFA Parents Club - which one ???

    Clubs are very different. Some have dues, some may not. Some might do brunches and dinners for cadets and/or parents. If you are out of the country, joining a club would be useful for the information we get from USAFA. The parent liaison sends emails to the president of each club and then the...
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    Interesting facts about Academy Admission

    He was mentioned so who knows. Lol My DD got 2 nominations one from each party and we have no political connection.
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    immunizations - need definitive list

    Have you called the doctor that did the DODMERB for her? He might do it.
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    USMA vs USAFA?

    Hey they only get leave on the weekends and they have to wait until recognition to get their civvies. That's a serious violation of their rights. Lol.
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    USMA vs USAFA?

    In terms of which is more chill, first year at USAFA is probably harder than its counterparts, however after recognition life gets much easier and the USAFA cadets have more privileges than the USMA cadets.
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    Im not happy....

    I'd have to agree with New Kid. The media has not sensationalized other drug cases at other SA because it shows that the SA has taken swift action to stop the action of the few. Also because of criminal cases, they have to be very careful with what they say something that doesn't apply when...
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    Naturalized Foreigner

    I think that you should research this before researching USAFA and/or AROTC. When you said that you were considering naturalization, I assumed that you were a legal permanent resident. To become a citizen you need to be a legal permanent resident for three or five years. You can obtain...
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    Naturalized Foreigner

    I understand that he currently does not have one but I told him above the timing for naturalization applications. Once he is naturalized then he'd be a dual citizen. At that point he needs to decide which country has his allegiance. The naturalization oath requires you to protect and defend...
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    Naturalized Foreigner

    You do not need to surrender your French citizenship at I Day. My daughter has dual citizen and has been told that she might be asked by commissioning day. It's not automatic. You do have to surrender your French passport. You also swear allegiance to the US so you wouldn't be able to serve in...
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    Naturalized Foreigner

    Naturalization takes from 6 to 12 months on normal cases. It is actually faster during presidential election years because they try to get as many people qualified to vote. They also tend to expedite for military cases.
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    Saw this on USAFA Parents FB

    The AF is the branch with the highest percentage of women. Army has about 14%, Navy 17%, Marines have 8%, and AF 19%. The AF is also the only branch that has a higher percentage of women as officers. Enlisted 18%, Officers 20%. However the numbers change drastically after reaching a...
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    Letters of Admission

    They had a briefing and my DD said that they were told that they would try to notify them prior to May 1 so that those who have applied to colleges can reply before the national deadline. Of course being the military, no guarantees and anyone whose grades are borderline would have to wait...
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