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Don't lose hope until USAFA sends you the rejection letter and if that is the case move on to plan B. My daughter is graduating in May and I remember what you all are going through. When she applied she received one nomination to USAFA and two to Navy. Navy sent her the rejection letter...

My daughter dropped pilot this year and she said it appeared to her that those that got ENJJPT was the top 10% in the class based on GPA and a few other factors. There is a pretty long delay to get into ENJJPT even once selected. It is taking upwards of 2 years before you start flight...

I may be missing the scope of this discussion but if you are selected to be part of The Wings of Green team your Sophomore year and Wings of Blue your Junior/Senior year that pretty much takes up your spare time. It is very competitive team to get selected for but wonderful if you do get...

Feel blessed to have the opportunity to attend the USAFA no matter the path. My daughter will graduate this May form USAFA with an engineering degree and a minor in Chinese, has a pilot slot, just got back from South Africa for spring break on a culture experience paid for my the military, did...

I believe all cadets have to take a language for the first two years unless you test out. My daughter is about to graduate from USAFA and did a semester in Taiwan and summer abroad which was around 30 days in Singapore. She is a Systems Engineer major with a Mandarin minor but came to the...

This is just what I heard from my C1C who has a pilot slot. Most of her friends did get the top 1 or 2 job they had hoped for but one of her friends got her 6-job preference. From what she heard for ENJJPT the selection seems to be tied to the top 10% or so of the graduating class based on...

My daughter is a Firsty and has a job drop of pilot. Coming to the Academy she had no flight experience which I feel is pretty common. Over the last four years she did take as many other flying opportunities that was offered to her. One program last summer session she got into was a powered...

Short answer is mostly yes that you can go to church off campus, but you will need to find a ride. There are several large church groups that organize rides and other resources to connect with. There will be some Sundays that it just does not work out but on campus they have many church groups...

As discussed above all are good points to consider but this is your choice to figure out. My daughter is graduating in May from the AF Academy (2024) and always wanted to be a pilot. For her it has worked out for her since her job drop was pilot. She was a Falcon Foundation and went to NWP so...

My 2024 DD told me last night that the job drops will be announced on Friday, September 22. I believe the ROTC job drops will be this week.

The taxi’s get overwhelmed on I-Day. We were leaving the hotel to take our daughter to the drop point on I-Day and saw a cadet standing outside the hotel looking for his taxi. The taxi had not arrived and forgot about him. We offered to give him a ride and he gladly accepted. I would try to...

My daughter was a Falcon Scholar back in 2019 and from what I remember she only got an e-mail in her USAFA portal offering her the Falcon Scholarship. I do not remember her getting anything else such as the BFE.

Justwalkingby, More information for your thoughts. My daughter is a Sophomore at USAFA and was a Falcon Foundation. She had to make some of the same decisions to make as you are going through. Her grades, ACT scores and other activities you listed was very similar to hers. She really wanted...

My daughter was not selected for Summer Seminar but did get an appointment. The Summer Seminar is a great experience if you get selected but don’t think to much about it hurting your chances to get an appointment.

All of your options are good. My daughter went to NWP and is now part of the class of 2024. I did notice even several years ago that NWP website was outdated but don’t let that bother you. The Durbecks have a process that they have followed for years that works. The main difference between...

My daughter was a Falcon Scholar and now is part of the 2024 class. She received her Falcon Scholar in April of her high school senior year. I would have to assume that if a appointment was declined by someone that she would have been considered for the appointment but not in anyway a shoe in...

As discussed above upper classmates are allowed to have cars and if they know you well some will Let you borrow their car to go into town. This gives you a little freedom. Another thing is you can rent a car even though you are not 25. There are several rental companies near USAFA that rents...

I would pursue all paths such as ROTC or USAFA. If you go the enlisted route you could age out before you get accepted to the prep school or direct appointment. My daughter roommate went to a large school in Texas for 3 years, was in the reserved and decided the USAFA was her dream. She...

As discussed above this does not mean your chances are gone. My DS had a similar situation that she had a nomination on the same slate as a recruited athlete. Both of them only had the one nomination from the same senator. This individual was highly qualified based on test scores and other...

Similar story for my DD who is at the USAFA and hopes to fly. She wears glasses and needs them to drive and see distances. She recently went through the eye exam at USAFA. During the eye exam they asked her what she hoped to fly and she said heavies. They told her that she would not need...