Recent content by Stealth_81

That is a load of nonsense. Anyone who has gotten an appointment is going to continue to weigh such a decision. I would worry about an appointee who never had second thoughts at all. Many who have “dreamed of this opportunity for years” get to USAFA and realize that they hate it because they...

My oldest son arrived at USAFA with zero flight hours. He did gliders and powered flight while at the Academy, but no PPL. He flies fighters now. I saw in another post of yours that he wants to fly fighters. Getting to that point is going to be influenced more by his innate flying skills than...

Volunteer hours themselves add zero points to a candidate’s WCS. Leadership positions in those activities add to the leadership portion, however.

Mrs. Stealth has us booked on an upcoming cruise from Southampton, England to Boston. One of the stops is Greenock, Scotland. We have from 0700 to 1600 in port. What’s the best use of our limited time there?

The base should have link on their website for newcomers. There should be information on contacting the housing office on there as well as other base information. It’s up to him to take the initiative to use those resources. As said above, he should also be assigned a sponsor before reporting...

More thread detail: My old boss was a Yooper (Michigan Tech grad, though). He had a coffee mug that he used daily that simply said “906” on it. I asked him if that was a Yooper reference and he smiled. It indeed was and I was only the 3rd person on his career who had made the connection. Of...

In 2007 my oldest son was representing USAFA for the Tri-Services Open Powerlifting competition which was held at USNA that year. My wife and I had flown to Annapolis to watch him compete. The USAFA and USMA teams were assigned Midshipmen to stay with on campus to save lodging costs, so my wife...

I don’t think they are referring to the Air Force AFSC/career benefit. They mean the effects on an after-service career.

I’d go with USAA. You’re most likely going to need an account with them anyway for the Career Starter Loan.

“Average” hours for AF over the course of a career is going to vary substantially. For an O-3 it will depend a lot on what their assignment is at the time. My son had just over 2000 hours in the F-16 in his 10 AD years, so the “average” would be 16-17 hours a month. However, those hours come at...

I’m making the trek back to St. Petersburg next week, and fortunately my dealer came through for me in time to restock the freezer down there. This is such a beautiful sight that I had to share it here with the other true believers.

What is forcing this decision now? Does she have a deadline to accept from the other university? Why come so far into this process and walk away with a week or two left to go? And how are you disappointed that this took so long? The timeline for appointments is a known quantity when you apply...

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