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Also, these stories are really hilarious when they fall into the hands of those who really don't understand the US military setup in general.



Furthermore, I would advise his son to ditch the academy concept, enlist in the Air Force, go through basic, and accomplish the same goal in a shorter time span.

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This is a military Academy. This is not "the military."

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Specifically this is NOT true. The USAFA and it's cadets are directly administered and funded by The USAF as a part of it's training programs.
The officers are active duty memers and the cadets are as well.


OK. I have a very firm unstanding of the US Military and the Military Academy system. If even half the BS the author talks about in the article happens at the USAF Academy, it is well well well out of order.

Preaching religion in a captive academy system is ridiculous. Plain and simple. This is attempting indoctrination of the AF's future leaders not as good leaders or fighters, or managers or Americans but as Religious believers. Screw that!

Im not positive of the AF's officer accesions numbers but I'm pretty sure the majoirty of the career officers (serve past initial 5 yr comittment) are going to be made up of USAFA graduates. Trying to evangilize them early to assure the future of the force is run by a specific flavour of religious belief seems pretty UN-American to me.

Separation of church and state YO!