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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    So just to clarify -- The Wings of Green is the "feeder" team into the Wings of Blue. Toward the end of your freshman year you will fill out a preference sheet for which airmanship program you want to participate in that following summer. Whether or not you get your top choice depends on a few...
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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    You would have to be officially enrolled in one of the programs at the time to use any of the resources, since they are considered attached to military squadrons. For example, even if you were a licensed skydiver you would either need to be enrolled in the AM490 three-week course or part of the...
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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    Awesome! The first step is taking AM490 this coming Summer for his airmanship program. And funnily enough, you don't get the same "stomach drop" from skydiving that you do on a roller coaster!
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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    That depends on which airmanship program, and also whether you are taking the basic courses or if you continue on to join the teams. If you take AM490 the basic jump course, you do five jumps and earn your jump wings, but it only counts toward your first few jumps if you wanted to get a civilian...
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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    Yeah! You can absolutely participate in more than one program throughout your four years. With each airmanship program, there are classes you can take that last anywhere from 2-6 weeks. However, if you continue on to join any of the affiliated teams, that turns into a much bigger time...
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    Airmanship and the Wings of Blue

    Hi Everyone, Recent grad here, currently an Admissions Advisor for USAFA. I noticed that there isn't a ton of information on here about the thing that I think really sets us apart from the other service academies (and really and other college in the world) -- our Airmanship programs. With...
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