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Letter to Parents re: Income Tax Implications
Letter to parents regarding the taxable implications of having their son among “America’s Finest.” Note: The IRS had previously determined that an Academy appointment did not constitute a “scholarship.” This seems at odds with the often-heard valuation that the Academy offered a “$100,000 education shoved up your ass a nickel at a time”
8 Dec 1972 Superintendent Letter to Parents
Letter from Superintendent to parents just before Christmas Break 1972.
Freshmen Falcons vs Monterrey Tech
The highlight of the freshman football season was the trip over Thanksgiving to Monterrey, Mexico, via two nights in San Antonio at the Randolph AFB VOQ. (Actually, it’s a close call between this trip or being on jock ramps all season and not having to sit at squadron tables.) One of the distinguishing memories of … Read more
Letter to Parents re: New Computer System for Grades
Letter sent to parents advising of a SNAFU (“slippage”) with the new reporting system for grades. No further editorial comment.
Parents Handbook
Contributed by Steve Stockdale, CS-39 Download or open the Parents Handbook as a PDF. Contents
Letter to Parents from AOC
To Parents from the AOC, Captain Robert C. Miller, CS-31. Also attached (I believe) was a two-page attachment with local Parents Clubs around the country.
Completion of Basic Cadet Training
This is the blurb the Academy sent to local newspapers. Note that it refers to “more than 1,300 freshmen.” We started with 1,505 according to the Superintendent’s Letter to Parents on 25 July. I wonder if this means there were almost 200 who didn’t complete BCT.
Welcome, AFA Cadets!
21 August 1972, Colorado Springs Sun … And just for grins, here’s Page 2 on the back: