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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My niece did the Air Force and Coast Guard summer programs last year and didn’t enjoy the AF as much as CG. The experience helped her decide to attend the USCGA this fall![/quote]

The USAFA program at Colorado Springs is mostly academic with little strenuous exercise due to concern about altitude sickness. New cadets are given several months to adjust to the altitude. Maybe the focus on academics affected your niece's impression of the USAFA.

Son applied to & was accepted by all 4 programs (4 of the 5 military academies offer the 6 day summer programs). Attended USAFA at Colorado Springs, USMA at West Point, and the USNA at Annapolis. Did not attend the US Coast Guard Academy seminar as it conflicted with another summer program that he preferred to attend.

All three summer seminars programs were outstanding,but different. Air Force Academy was primarily academic, USMA at West Point involved both classroom experiences and physical activity, while the USNA was more like boot camp with attendees being summoned at 2 or 3 am by banging garage can lids to crawl under wire through the mud.

USMA at West Point was a bit depressing because some cadets received notice that some recent grads were killed in action overseas. The USMA likes to surprise attendees with loud noises in order to test reaction to/ tolerance of artillery fire.[/quote]

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