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I agree that USAFA has not and does not do a good job of educating cadets on life in the "real" Air Force. When I graduated and got to my first unit I wondered for a month when we were going to have our first formation and uniform inspection. I have it on good authority that not much in the...

We also had a horrific experience with the local ALO. I am very glad USAFA Admissions changed the way they do business and now an ALO from somewhere else does the interview/evaluation. DS (who is also currently at USAFA) stated that he wanted to be an auto mechanic after his formal interview...

Stealth_81, My main point was that it is not I that must provide over half of the support for a qualifying child (or even provide more support to them than they do themselves), it is that they do not provide over half of their own support - including mine and USAFA's. As a side note - one is...

Look through threads here - you will see varying opinions about whether or not you can claim a cadet on your taxes. The academies will tell you not to. Their caveat is, "However, it is informative only and should not be considered as necessarily reflecting the official position of the...

I completely agree that the classes on Friday thing was WEIRD. Would have liked to have been able to meet the teachers/professors instead. Was very disappointed in the amount of trash leading from the parking lot up to the parade field - get with it USAFA. Every active duty base does a FOD...

If I had it to do all over again I would have started taking the SAT and ACT the second semester my sophomore year. I could have then focused over the summer on each of the formats and taken them each a couple more times my junior year. I then could have done study/prep that summer and planned...

One way to do this is to provide information that qualifies and quantifies the awards. If you received award X how many others were eligible for the award and how many awards were given? Were you the first recipient ever out of 32,000 potential award winners in 11 years to earn it or were you...

I was told that pinning to cardboard is no longer practiced.

I think you have to have a "qualifying" SAT/ACT score to even open your portal. The Air Force is giving more and more weight to STEM. We are a highly technical force and it makes sense that we would require our leaders to be highly technical. The SAT/ACT is a measure of your cognitive ability...

DS also confirmed that Doolie is still being used and Freshman is not. Other terms of endearment from years passed that are probably not sanctioned were SMACK (Soldier Minus Ability Coordination and Knowledge) and 4-smoke.

If you are overseas you can go through your med group. It was not a difficult to do through a med group.

I would recommend trying to get your CCAF completed. I can tell you that if you mention a "CCAF transcript" to your counselor there is a high probability they will annotate your file and you will have to send it in in order for your application package to be considered complete. I would...

Grab a piece of cardboard, cut to mandated size - say 5 inches by 5 inches for the sake of discussion, pin a pair of underwear to it - then don't touch it for 4 years. Make your bed with hospital corners, starch and iron them, use a separate sheet and blanket on top of that for 4 years. You...

Make sure to check out AFI 26-2013 and remember that most everything is waiverable - excluding age, marriage, dependent requirements etc. I would capitalize on every opportunity to apply - you will learn from the process and be better prepared if a second or third go around is necessary. I am...

It should to be a commander in the legal sense of the word - someone who is on G-series orders who has a C prefix on their duty AFSC. A squadron commander, group commander or wing commander would all be acceptable whereas a flight commander would not. Most people use their squadron commander...

The altitude was still a shock to him - even though I told him many times that it was going to be a bigger deal than he expected. Good spirits. 2 positive 341s within the first week. He was also surprised by the level of detail that is required. I was glad to hear that First Beast is still...

I emphatically concur that our Air Force should be maximizing the opportunity for our Airmen to attend our Academy. Unfortunately, there are some that do not believe this and choose to allow trivial administrative requirements that could be waived to prevent qualified Airmen from even...

MCA16 - My understanding is that you have to have a "qualifying" SAT/ACT score in order for your portal to open. I ran into this issue with an Airmen overseas who had not taken the SAT or ACT and it was not offered at our education center. When I spoke to the admissions folks they confirmed...

Admin - can you please delete one of these two threads to reduce redundancies? Nice to see the new aspiring Airmen on here already and those recently accepted lending their support. Knock 'em out of the park '23ers.

I hoped fellow grads would. You are the first to comment on it. Thank you.