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    Tax Question

    Can parents claim their cadet as a dependant for their first year at the academy since they are home for half of the year Jan 1 - June 24 before leaving for BCT.
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    What can they have in their room?

    My son has a framed print of the 1985 Thunderbirds flying over the Grand Canyon. Can they have something like this in their room. It is about 18" X 24"
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    Touchdown in Colorado Springs

    My son called from Dallas FW and said that the plane to Colorado Springs was almost all cadets going to BCT. They should be touching down in about 30 minutes. My wife and I miss him already but we know that he has a great future ahead. Congratulations and thank you to all the young men and...
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    High Flight

    I was reading the High Flight poem the other day and I remembered from my childhood the commercial that all television stations used when they signed off of the air. (TV programming ended around midnight back in those days). Naturally I found it on YouTube. There are a lot of versions but this...
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    Parents Weekend

    Just wanted to let everyone know that Southwest Airlines fares were only available through the middle of August when I checked last week. I checked again this weekend and they are now available beyond Parents weekend. I got a fare of $79 each way from Nashville on the 3rd thru the 8th of September.
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    Help finding a previous thread

    I wonder if any of you Service Academy Forum Experts can help me? There was a thread a month or two ago that discussed what to bring to BCT and it gave some good advice about not showing up with a large suitcase with wheels which are useless (have to carry everything). I wanted to show this...
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    Scholarships

    Does anyone know how the AFA handles scholarships a cadet receives from other sources such as a parents place of employment. For example, he or she receives $1000 per year for 4 years.
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    Air Force Academy Dad in Waiting

    Hello, My son is waiting for his appointment from the AFA. He received the principle nomination from Bart Gordon of Tennessee. My son is a soccer player and is also at the top of his class academically. He is a great young man and he will be an asset to the Air Force and our country. We...
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    Principle Nomination

    My son got the principle nomination from our congressman and according to him (Bart Gordon of Tennessee) that means an appointment is definitely coming. Can anyone confirm that.
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