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  1. dol-amroth

    Are guitars allowed?

    One of my freshman roommates had his guitar 4 dig year. No real problems beyond some points off on AMIs when he stored it wrong. I'd say have your parents bring it on Parent's weekend.
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    Business at USAFA and Pilot?

    Current Cadet (2022) here, ENJJPT is a board process that's largely separate from the general "job drop" process. The top 250 pilot-qualified cadets in the general order of merit (GOM) are eligible to go in front of the board. Squadron AOCs will recommend cadets for ENJJPT, if they have any in...
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    Question for the guys

    You can print in the library for free, and Squadron Academic Rooms have very nice printers (Also free). I bought a printer early Doolie year but ultimately never set it up. An electric razor, on the other hand, is incredibly useful. If your DS has fast growing facial hair, or just dark hair in...
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    Post-BCT watches

    As a USAFA Cadet, my main wear watch is also a Citizen Eco-Drive, which I love. Good mix of smart-ish features (alarms, can hold time zones, calendar), without the unnecessary (in my view) connectivity of a smart watch. Many of my classmates do have smart watches (usually Apple or Samsung...
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    Majors and Courses

    With a few exceptions, your first semester courses are entirely selected for you. They are practically all core classes, so you and your squadmates will usually be taking a good number of the same courses. The exceptions generally are anything you can validate, namely math, physics, chem, and a...
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    Do I Need To Find More Ways to Show Leadership?

    Probably beating a dead horse, since most of the above posters hit on it, but action always trumps titles. Having one or two serious leadership positions and being able to tell of specific ways or instances in which you lead will be much more impressive than having a laundry list of titles...
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    BCT Question

    As much as y'all like to call it gold, we all know that Contrails calls it yellow. (The grasses on the plains) ;)
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    Any questions for a freshman?

    Looking at the Fall 2019 schedule, Basic graduation happens August 2nd, and BCT completely ends the 3rd. Class starts up August 8th. You'll only have 3 days of transition, and believe me, there's a lot you'll want to get done. You'll get into your real Squadrons, buy books, etc. Parents...
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    Any questions for a freshman?

    A positive attitude is the best attitude that you can have. And, yes, there is plenty to enjoy about BCT. A lot of it will be of the "Most fun you never want to have again" sort, but there are genuine moments. I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say that its impossible to truly explain...
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    Any questions for a freshman?

    USAA, all the way. While they all are presumably familiar with the banking needs of Cadets, USAA is my favorite. You get your paycheck with them sooner, and their app is fantastic. Since a ton of Cadets also have USAA, Zelle (USAA's version of venmo) is very useful to pay classmates and send money.
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    Any questions for a freshman?

    In terms of access to a major, I haven't heard of anyone being restricted from choosing what they wanted. The biggest 'restriction' that you will find is time. Time at USAFA is absolutely limited, and will usually be your main restriction on your choices. STEM majors will naturally take up more...
  12. dol-amroth

    Any questions for a freshman?

    @greentrees, Good guess, but Daniel "Chappie" James is actually our exemplar. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
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    USAFA '22

    USAFA '22
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    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointment Thread

    Since each MOC has to nominate 10 candidates for each slot, it should be possible to see how many slots they have open, as long as they published their nominations, which most do. I noticed this last year when one of my Senators announced his nominations, and had a USAFA nom list twice as long...
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    Appointee for the Class of 20222

    Appointee for the Class of 20222
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    Class of 2022 DIY USNA Appointment Thread

    1) Hollywood / DD / No LOA / 14-Sep-17 / Accepted / NY / USNA Superintendent's / Direct Appointment 2) TechFlier7 / Self / LOA / 18-Sep-17 / Accepted / CA / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) CrewDad / DS / LOA / 16-Jan-18 / Undecided / NY-03 / Congressional / ?? 4) klcm54a / DS / LOA /...
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    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointment Thread

    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointments: 1) usafamax / Self / LOA / 24-Nov-17 / Undecided / CO / Congressional & JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction / Direct Appointment 2) fnafgg / DD / No LOA / 21-Nov-17 / Accepting / MD / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) boiler26 / DS / No LOA / 15-Nov-17 /...
  18. dol-amroth

    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointment Thread

    1) usafamax / Self / LOA / 24-Nov-17 / Undecided / CO / Congressional & JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction / Direct Appointment 2) fnafgg / DD / No LOA / 21-Nov-17 / Accepting / MD / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) boiler26 / DS / No LOA / 15-Nov-17 / Accepted / TN / AF JROTC / Direct...
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    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointment Thread

    1) usafamax / Self / LOA / 24-Nov-17 / Undecided / CO / Congressional & JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction / Direct Appointment 2) fnafgg / DD / No LOA / 21-Nov-17 / Accepting / MD / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) boiler26 / DS / No LOA / 15-Nov-17 / Accepted / TN / AF JROTC / Direct...
  20. dol-amroth

    USAFA Class of 2022 Appointment Thread

    Are they both to USAFA? If so, congrats! One of Murkowski's staffers told me that they are trying to coordinate in order to spread nominations around, so multiple nominations to the same service academy will probably be getting rarer. Good luck!
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