March 6, 2018

Cadet Recognition is underway at USAFA

By Maureen Welch/March 6, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- If you’re a cadet fourth class at the Air Force Academy, you’re probably not thinking about baseball as spring approaches. You’ve likely got Recognition on your mind. For these cadets, the change of season means it’s time for Recognition. “Recognition is an institutional rite of passage,” said Cadet Wing Vice-Commandant Col. John Price. “This year, over 1,100 cadets in the Class of 2021 will seek to complete it.” Cadet Wing Commander Cadet 1st Class Kaitlyn Barry said Recognition is demanding. “The focus is on evaluating the competencies cadets have learned...

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March 15, 2019

Air Force Academy’s Class of ’22 gets ‘recognized’

(U.S. Air Force photo by Cadet 1st Class Emily Graves) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, March 15, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Class of 2022 marked their formal induction into the Cadet Wing March 9 after taking on the rigors of Recognition. Recognition is an intensive military training assessment that includes a variety of physical, mental and emotional challenges to measure how well the cadets have performed as individuals and team members since arriving for Basic Cadet Training at the Academy in June. “Recognition is not something you are given, it’s something that is earned, and that’s really special...

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