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Post by Pixie on Jul 4, 2023 11:18:26 GMT -5
The U.S. Military Academy is 221 years old today. Established in 1802 it is the premier military academy in the world, with the U. S. Naval Academy being a distant second.*
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* Only because future Marine Corps officers attend this Academy.
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Post by ssaogc on Jul 4, 2023 13:09:36 GMT -5
The U.S. Military Academy is 221 years old today. Established in 1802 it is the premier military academy in the world, with the U. S. Naval Academy being a distant second.* _______ * Only because future Marine Corps officers attend this Academy. The future of all militaries is at the USAFA, where Space Guardians are birthed! |
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Post by Pixie on Jul 4, 2023 16:55:37 GMT -5
The U.S. Military Academy is 221 years old today. Established in 1802 it is the premier military academy in the world, with the U. S. Naval Academy being a distant second.* _______ * Only because future Marine Corps officers attend this Academy. The future of all militaries is at the USAFA, where Space Guardians are birthed! This is in jest, right? Pixie |
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Post by agent99 on Jul 6, 2023 20:07:25 GMT -5
Go Army. Beat Space Force.
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Post by Pixie on Jul 7, 2023 16:06:27 GMT -5
That's the right attitude, Agent 99.
Today in 1976 The United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time as 119 women joined the Class of 1980. Pixie
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Post by tom b on Aug 1, 2023 10:14:55 GMT -5
The good news for graduates of the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy can be found at 10 U.S.C. section 541(b). That statute permits the secretaries of the respective departments to allow up to 12.5% of the graduates of one of those academies to serve instead in either the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps.
Respectfully, Tom B (not an academy graduate, but a proud retired Naval officer nonetheless)
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Post by Pixie on Aug 1, 2023 10:21:47 GMT -5
The good news for graduates of the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy can be found at 10 U.S.C. section 541(b). That statute permits the secretaries of the respective departments to allow up to 12.5% of the graduates of one of those academies to serve instead in either the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. Respectfully, Tom B (not an academy graduate, but a proud retired Naval officer nonetheless) While it may be allowed under the law, I doubt the Marine Corps or the Navy would accept any AF Academy graduates, certainly not 12.5%. Those are two strong and proud services. Pixie |
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Post by arkstfan on Aug 3, 2023 10:49:43 GMT -5
The good news for graduates of the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy can be found at 10 U.S.C. section 541(b). That statute permits the secretaries of the respective departments to allow up to 12.5% of the graduates of one of those academies to serve instead in either the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. Respectfully, Tom B (not an academy graduate, but a proud retired Naval officer nonetheless) While it may be allowed under the law, I doubt the Marine Corps or the Navy would accept any AF Academy graduates, certainly not 12.5%. Those are two strong and proud services. Pixie Be interesting to know numbers and reasons. Aviation staffing imbalances come to mind but crashing jets on to boats doesn’t seem like something AFA grads would be clamoring to do. |
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Post by tom b on Aug 3, 2023 11:39:20 GMT -5
To your comment, ARKSTFAN: I had heard that the NATOPS manual (the in's and out's of naval aviation) defined a "landing" as any return of the aircraft to Earth, so a "crash" actually counts. And I once worked with an Air Force B-52 pilot who not only earned sea duty pay (it took 3 years' cumulative duty at the time to merit it; now I think it is immediate) but also earned a "kicker," a bonus for a string of more than 3 consecutive years' sea duty.
I won't split hairs (all right, I will), but a "boat" is something that either (a) fits on a ship or (b) operates under the surface.
Respectfully, Tom B
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