{"id":4446,"date":"2016-07-24T21:16:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T21:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2022-06-30T21:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:54:07","slug":"air-force-academy-could-have-been-jeffs-alma-mater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=4446","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Academy; could have been Jeff&#8217;s alma mater!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, we arrived at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Bringing back memories of 1964. I got an appointment to AFA(Same initials as Admiral Farragut Academy- my HS alma mater). To think, I could have been a &#8220;Doolie&#8221;( Freshman at Air Force) The real highlight of the visit is the Cadet Chapel. Quite impressive.<br \/>In the photo of the Quad, you can see the grid where Doolies must walk or run. They are not allowed on the white areas in between the grid.<br \/>The campus is quite large with mountains to the west and the plains to the west. Most of the academics and barracks are located arounf the quad. 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Bringing back memories of 1964. I got an appointment to AFA(Same initials as Admiral Farragut Academy- my HS alma mater). To think, I could have been a &#8220;Doolie&#8221;( Freshman at Air Force) The real highlight of the visit is the Cadet Chapel. 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