USAFA History

[gdesena]

I was just having a conversation about the differences in history and tradition between USAFA and USNA. I know there are plenty of retired AF on here, so I thought I'd ask. What are the major things in the history of USAFA? and what traditions has USAFA held of the past half century?

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[HNeedle]

from what i've heard from alot of officers here, the air force in general has a reputation for starting something new and calling it tradition. haha.. we've got plenty of traditions (at least that've survived for a few years) here, and i'll try to get back to you later on if i have some time and all the other cadets dont beat me to it

 

[J.NordicSkier7]

Although you don't want to be using wikipedia for any research papers , it's great for stuff like this! I found the folklore page especially interesting. I'm not sure how accurate it is. Maybe some current cadets or alumni could answer the question of accuracy.

http://www.usafatoday.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

 

[HNeedle]

i'd say nearly everything on there is accurate for its time. lol