| The United States Air Force Academy, one of the five | | | | subjects pertaining to engineering Aeronautical |
| military academies, is one of the most distinguished | | | | Engineering, controls and electronics engineering, |
| service military academies known across the world | | | | applied chemistry and practical physics, life sciences, |
| and of course certainly in the U.S As with all other | | | | humanities, social sciences, information technology. |
| military academies, getting into one is not easy and is | | | | Special emphasis is laid on Aeronautics and flight |
| flooded with fierce competition. Apart from the strict | | | | controls apart from high level grooming in ethics and |
| intake procedures, and an exhaustive training module | | | | morals with firm grounding on them along with |
| that is imparted to the inmates, one also needs to | | | | disciplined approach to practical training. |
| garner professional contacts and manage to earn | | | | Along with the academic rigor, as in its sister |
| references through an approved official like a senator, | | | | academies, there is an equal emphasis on physical |
| a congressman or such like. | | | | training and the cadets have to go through something |
| The United States Air Force Academy shares the | | | | known as Basic Cadet Training which encompasses |
| same rigorous procedure to admit its cadet officers. | | | | everything one has to learn about military life, its |
| To be able to secure a place into the academy, the | | | | harshness, the camaraderie and the hard work .It is |
| candidate has to be aged 17-23 and unmarried, be | | | | mandatory to compete in athletics and savor the |
| devoid of any legal obligations towards any | | | | fierce competitive spirit kindled by the vigor of these |
| dependents and be of a sound and morally high | | | | sporting events. |
| character, he has to be a citizen of the United States | | | | Somewhere along the way, in the Basic Cadet |
| and must be nominated or referred to by an approved | | | | Training, the cadet faces the reality of military life. He |
| official. It goes without saying that the candidate must | | | | learns to march, talk, walk and stand like a soldier, |
| meet high physical, moral, ethical and intellectual | | | | learns grooming basics, undergo a physical training |
| standards which are all evaluated using standardized | | | | program, learn other military skills and a lot more. They |
| tests apart from mental aptitude tests and | | | | also learn survival techniques, parachuting, gliding and a |
| demonstrated leadership potential previously. | | | | host of other activities somehow related to their |
| Typically the Graduates are conferred a Bachelor of | | | | careers and jobs at hand. |
| Science degree and the studies are generally done in | | | | |