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To: Buckeye McFrog

“Am I alone in being concerned that a lot of us middle-aged nobodies are going to pull through from social distancing but our nation’s pool of future military leaders are this fragile?”

I with you 1000%! How the HELL do people like this get into the AF Acadamy? Aren’t they screened for these sorts of things?


20 posted on 04/01/2020 7:20:51 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15
Aren’t they screened for these sorts of things?

Back in my day, what was more important for service academies was not a high GPA or participation in certain clubs but an endorsement letter from a congressman or senator. I kid you not. Someone in my HS graduating class wanted to get into the AFA but first needed to get the endorsement of his congressman which I understand was very difficult and why he gave up on the idea eventually.

46 posted on 04/01/2020 8:20:11 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (The Democrats - Unafraid to burn in Hell.)
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