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2 nd Lieutenant John McDonald Cadet First Class Travis Vayda

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Life at the Academy. 2 nd Lieutenant John McDonald Cadet First Class Travis Vayda. Basic Cadet Training. Flight out and night before In processing 1 st BCT 2 nd BCT Acceptance Day. 4 Degree Year. Similar to Basic but now with Academics Parents Weekend Sponsors Traditions Leave - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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2nd Lieutenant John McDonaldCadet First Class Travis Vayda

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Flight out and night before

In processing

1st BCT

2nd BCT

Acceptance Day

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Similar to Basic but now with Academics

Parents Weekend

Sponsors

Traditions

Leave

Recognition…CQ

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New squadrons

More CQ

More passes

Exemplar Dinner

Arguably hardest year academically

Jobs within the squadron

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Commitment Dinner

More Responsibility

Having a Car

Class Loan $$$

Weekday freedom

AFSCs

Ring Dance

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Leading the Wing

100’s Night

Top Off

Graduation

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Ops Air Force Cadet Survival Training Global Engagement Airmanship

◦ Space, Soaring, Jump, Powered Flight Academics AETC SLP Summer Research Basic Cadre Summer Seminar Cadre And More…

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Grades Alcohol Honor Alcohol Frat Alcohol…

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Better grades 4* year! Olmstead Trip More club involvement Stayed in touch with Freshman year

squadmates/friends Exchange program More in squad participation

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The Academy will be as amazing or as terrible as you make it. It’s a tough environment that is designed to challenge you. There will be days where you’ll want to quit and take it easy at state school with your buddies, but if it was easy, everyone would do it. You’ve chosen the road less traveled; make the most of it!

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