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    Our Doolie is Home! How to clean uniform?

    As a new academy parent, I'm beyond excited to have our DS home. However, there is some serious body odor that needs to be addressed in his blues. The shirt I can wash, but what about the jacket? He has an event to attend in uniform. He just had it cleaned two days ago (and wouldn't want to...
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    Additional SA Application and DoDMERB Question

    Candidate is considering adding an SA to this application cycle. Aside from the other challenges that this may present at this point, we were wondering how it works with the medical file. For example, if a candidate was granted a waiver from USAFA, and then decided it would be in their best...
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    USAFA Portal Updates - Timing Question?

    Did some searches and found only a couple very old threads, though the rules may be the same. So far, it has been our observation that portal updates from USAFA never happen mid-day or at random times. For portal updates - they always seem to post in the early morning hours after an overnight...
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    AFROTC at Pitt, UT Austin and UConn - Feedback?

    Any opinions on the AFROTC programs at the universities listed above, either from a parent or student perspective, please let us know. We have not been able to visit any of these schools yet, but they are currently on a short list based on fit. I know UT Austin is somewhat of an outlier from...
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    What to look for in State School AFROTC Programs?

    Our DS current Plan B (thought that could possibly change) is ROTC at a state university i.e. Rutgers, Maryland, Kentucky. He would like the university to be a host school for AFROTC, but other than that, what are the the characteristics of an AFRTOC program that can vary from school to school...
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    ACT with Essay required by USAFA?

    I'm sure this has been discussed but could not find it in a search for USAFA. Does USAFA require the essay portion of the ACT? Thank you.
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    From College to the Academy Question

    What happens with transfers from college, with or without ROTC? Are you evaluated and placed accordingly? Does everyone go through the 4 years of academy regardless of previous college or ROTC experience? I've read up on it but it's still not clear to me how it works. I can see the benefit of...
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    Notification of Candidate Status

    Our Summer Applicant opted in to have their summer application count as the first step in the academy application and this morning received a letter posted to the portal informing them that they will be granted "Candidate" Status when the apps open on July 1st. And another letter explaining the...
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