United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a military academy for officer cadets of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force immediately north of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the youngest of the five United States service academies, having graduated its first class in 1959, but is the third in seniority. United States Code § 118 (prior section 133b renumbered in 1986); DoD Directive 1005.8 dated 31 October 77 and AR 600-25 Graduates of the academy's four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force.Cadets have also been able to "cross-commission" into the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, and each year a small number of graduates do so, usually in a one-for-one "trade" with similarly inclined cadets or midshipmen at the other service academies. Graduates who have lost their medical qualification for commissioning while at their final semester at academy (a small number each year) may receive a degree but are not commissioned. Foreign cadets will commission into their home country's armed forces. The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting approximately a million visitors each year."A Quick Look at the U.S. Air Force Academy, ,"USAFA Fact Sheet, May 2008
==See Also==
*Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey
==References==
Category:American universities