Air Force Academy

Air Force Academy/ Colorado

By : Trevor Miles

Brief History of the Air force

After Wrights Brothers' first flight, the nation's military aviation service followed a constantly growing lineage on 1907 to 1947. Officials discussed the establishment of an academy that for decades would teach the people for decades. And when the Air force was officially established the plans for the academy where officially underway.

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When did the plans for the air force academy officially go underway?

• After Wrights brother's first flight

• Between 1907 and 1947

• After the Official establishment of the Air force

Brief history of the base and the first recruits

The current Secretary of the Air force as looking for a permanent site for the academy, they traveled 21,000 miles and considered 580 proposed sites in 45 different states. In the end there were 3 states and area's selected for the academy and they were: Alton, Illinois, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; and Colorado Springs, Colorado.


The first class of 306 men were sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. Lt. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon, a key figure in the development of the academy was brought out of retirement to become the first superintendent.

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How many men were first sworn into the first class?

• 306

• 511

• 267

• 15

• 1285

​Brief history of the countless experiences the recruits and members have gone through.

New cades have had to go through new worldwide events for the longest time from the Vietnam war where it was the first-time cadets where fighting in the war actively to the attacks of September 9th, 2011, where they had to deal with all the airports and making sure more planes weren't approaching.

But the academy has taught the new cades too adapt to certain situations and take action when needed, like when Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III landed a flight full of 155 people after a bird strike happened and the plane lost power to both engines which he received an award from the academy for.

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What disasters did new cadets in the academy have to deal with?

• The attacks on 9/11

• The Vietnam War

• The Cuban missile crisis

• The Iraq War

Application Process

You can go to a recruiter and talk to them about your goals and then they can get you set up with what you are interested in, you can also fill out an application that would be checked over and judged to see if you are ready to join. They would then contact you and then send you a location to go to where you will go to the academy/bootcamp.

You must be above the age of 17 and have not reached your 42nd Birthday yet.
You also need your high school diploma or a GED.

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What is the easier option to get into the academy?

• Go to a recruiter and talk to them about your goals.

• Submit an application and wait for a response back.

​Acceptance Rate of the Air Force academy

The Air Force Academy has an acceptance rate of 13%, which is really not a lot in hindsight and shows how hard it really is to get into the air force academy and how you need a good education and need good grades and good test grades.

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What is the acceptance rate for the Air Force Academy?

• 23%

• 45%

• 13%

• 5%

​Average ACT/SAT and GPA.

Half of the applicants admitted to United States Air Force Academy have SAT scored that surpass between 1310 and 1480 or an ACT score of 28 and 33. However, one quarter scored below these ranges. The average GPA that the Air Force Academy looks for is around 3.8 or above.

Cost
The academy education is valued at more than $416,000 but for new cadets it is absolutely free with no cost and all they ask for return is that you serve the country properly.

Sports/Extra curricular's
You take a large number of physical tests and physical education courses overtime, you also participate in in intramural, club or intercolle- giate ahtletics.

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There are multiple club activities and physical education activities that you can get involved in when at the Air Force Academy?

• True

• False

Ranking/Progression of new cadets/recruits

The rankings go from Airman Basic (AB) all the way too general of the Air Force.

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What is the highest ranking you can achieve in the Air Force?

• Colonel

• Major

• First Seargent

• Chief Master Seargent of the Air Force

Extra Duties that you can do

There are about 100+ Clubs and activities that new cadets can get into, you can also practice shooting and even have the opportunity to get into chemistry if you want too. Cadets can also take summer classes and participate in enrichment programs abroad.

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What sort of extra duties can you do in the Air Force Academy?

• Multiple Club's that involve their own unique activities

• Bingo nights on Tuesday

• Take Extra combat lessons

• Participate In Enrichment Programs

• Clean up trash around the academy

What happens after graduation

You will accept an appointment and serve as a commissioned officer in either the US Air force or the US Space Force, and you will do this for around eight years after you graduate. Five of which you must be active duty and the rest can serve as inactive reserve.

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How many years do you have to be active on duty for before you are put into inactive reserve?

• 5 Years

• 3 Years

• 8 Years

• 1 Year