Posted on 02/07/2012 6:55:10 PM PST by BulletBobCo
Our son, Logan, received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy today!
She will be attending medical school and that has been an emotional roller-coaster ride as well.
If you have any questions, I can get her to answer them. We are somewhat of a service academy family. I graduated from the Naval Academy 30 years ago. My oldest son graduated from the Naval Academy in 2010— he left for sea about 3 weeks ago. Youngest son is considering an academy as well.
Good luck to your son.
Congratulations!
How proud you must be..I am grateful for him and all who serve our country.
There is no such thing as a Navy cadet, they are “Midshipmen”. Midshipmen call Army cadets “Woops” (or did 30 years ago). Air Force cadets are “Zoomies”.
Outstanding!
I’ve actually been to that place, as a small child on vacation up in Calorado. My old daddy was AF and took us through there.
Good on your son, I am humbled by his service and wish him all the best.
My son went through OTS last spring and is in Primary Jet training now. It is awesome to be a parent and watch these “kids” become officers, pilots and warriors.
Hope there is an Air Force left when your son graduates! I pray that if we need them, we use them right! There is a military threat coming that Hussein is dismantling us for.
Oldplayer
Congratulations! I’ve visited the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and it is such a beautiful campus. Love the Chapel. The mountain view through the stained glass windows is gorgeous.
I’m sure you are very proud of your son!
Well, you do know that USMA thinks the “midshipmen” are lousy at marching, and all sorts of other “ground-pounding” skills! (friendly sarcasm)
And USMA cadets do call Navy Midshipmen “squids”, or at least they did back in the 90s.
Maybe USMA cadets are called “grunts” or “ground pounders” by the other academies, not sure, really -
Anyway, keep the rivalry going! It is good for them to be proud of their specific talents, while working together after they graduate to serve us all.
We love each and every young man and woman who would endure the rigors of a military academy for four whole years of their young lives.
These young men and women give up the “fun” years, to get an education shoved down their throats, one nickel at a time, enduring hardships in training no other college kid would tolerate, so they will be prepared to defend our way of life, while the clueless among us would piss it all away for endless deficits and robbing Peter to pay Paul.
We owe any young man or woman who would endure the rigors of four years in ones of our military academies our endless gratitude.
Congratulations to Logan and to you, his parents, who shaped his obviously outstanding character. It isn’t easy to accomplish that in today’s evil world.
Congrats and tell your son welcome to the long blue line.
Tom
USAFA ‘76
Marching isn’t taken seriously at the Naval Academy. When service selection occurs the “smarter” Midshipmen become pilots, submariners, ship drivers, etc. Those that are academically challenged but can march well, go into the Marines. Apparently, the administration at West Point selects the good marchers prior to entry to the Military Academy. Just kidding of course.
Actually, Midshipmen at the Naval Academy did not march at all until the 1920s. During plebe summer, Marine officers actually do stress marching but the skill is not subsequently emphasized.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You and your wife have raised a fine young man.
Awesome! Making the grade is one large milestone and getting accepted is another. My second son was looking at trying to get into the Air Force Academy, but his ACT/SAT combined was too low. He’s now looking trying to get an Air Force ROTC scholarship, but that’s not looking good for this next year either.
While my son is discouraged, he’s not out of the fight yet. He’s got his college acceptance and he’s got a plan. Now he is going to work the plan until he succeeds.
As a side note, which I’m sure you and your son has been told over and over, but it is still true...
One second at a time, one event at a time, one day at a time. Don’t think about everything that you think you need to do for the week or year or what it will take to graduate. Just focus on the now. Always push on. NEVER give up/surrender.
That is such wonderful news. What a great family you have. Congratulations to your son.
Congrats!! What an honor. May he work hard and do well.
Sincere congratulations.
Congratulations to your son and a joyful “WELL DONE” to his hard working parents.
Congratulations.
Blessings be on him.
USAFA IS # 1 . Congrats that is so wonderfull.
When you visit, take in Garden of the Gods and the Flying W Ranch. Pike's Peak, too, but take a barf bag, as the road is rather twisty.
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