dav1y
USNA '26
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- Aug 5, 2019
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Hi all,
I'm having a bit of trouble deciding on which SA to attend, and I just thought y'all might be able to help out. I know there have been tons of threads about this topic, but even after reading them, I haven't really been able to make a final decision yet. I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I really couldn't fall asleep since I kept thinking about which SA would be a better option. Literally any advice/insight would help a ton! Here's a (very basic) list of the pros and cons of each school, at least for me. Feel free to correct me/give your opinions on anything I list.
USNA pros:
Better location
Better weather
Swag uniforms
Army-Navy
More history/traditions? (not sure about the right term here)
Rooms have individual showers
USNA cons:
Getting sub/nuke drafted
Never been on a real ship before - not sure how I would like it
USAFA pros:
Better campus + Cadet Chapel (although it is under renovation, not sure when it'll be finished)
Closer to home
Flight suits + OCPs
AM-490
Weekday liberty
USAFA cons:
Cold weather
Location
Not too sure about how much I like cadet rooms
In terms of after graduation, I do want to go aviation, but I have heard that going aviation is pretty doable at either USAFA or USNA as long as I have decent grades. However, in the case that I do not end up going aviation, I guess I also wanted to know which SA would better prepare me for a civilian job. For USNA, I plan on going SWO, while for USAFA, I plan on going RPA. Would going SWO be more applicable to the civilian sector, or vice versa?
Hopefully that wasn't too long for y'all to read! As I said, any help or advice of any kind at all would go a long way. Thanks in advance!
I'm having a bit of trouble deciding on which SA to attend, and I just thought y'all might be able to help out. I know there have been tons of threads about this topic, but even after reading them, I haven't really been able to make a final decision yet. I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I really couldn't fall asleep since I kept thinking about which SA would be a better option. Literally any advice/insight would help a ton! Here's a (very basic) list of the pros and cons of each school, at least for me. Feel free to correct me/give your opinions on anything I list.
USNA pros:
Better location
Better weather
Swag uniforms
Army-Navy
More history/traditions? (not sure about the right term here)
Rooms have individual showers
USNA cons:
Getting sub/nuke drafted
Never been on a real ship before - not sure how I would like it
USAFA pros:
Better campus + Cadet Chapel (although it is under renovation, not sure when it'll be finished)
Closer to home
Flight suits + OCPs
AM-490
Weekday liberty
USAFA cons:
Cold weather
Location
Not too sure about how much I like cadet rooms
In terms of after graduation, I do want to go aviation, but I have heard that going aviation is pretty doable at either USAFA or USNA as long as I have decent grades. However, in the case that I do not end up going aviation, I guess I also wanted to know which SA would better prepare me for a civilian job. For USNA, I plan on going SWO, while for USAFA, I plan on going RPA. Would going SWO be more applicable to the civilian sector, or vice versa?
Hopefully that wasn't too long for y'all to read! As I said, any help or advice of any kind at all would go a long way. Thanks in advance!