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Welcome to the United States Air Force Academy Parents Club of Central Florida! The USAFA Parents Club is a
private non-profit organization organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Our organization
is one of the 93 Parents Clubs in the 50 United States which is committed to enrich the experience of parents
during their cadet’s years at the Academy and beyond.
The purpose of the Association is to provide assistance, encouragement, and support to the sons and
daughters of members and to each other in matters pertaining to cadets. In addition, the Association provides
information and encouragement to parents of prospective cadets as well as assistance to the Academy Liaison
Officers (ALOs) assigned to the Central Florida area.
An Appointment to become a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy is an extraordinary honor. For many,
it is the culmination of a life-long dream. It also is the beginning, the beginning of a four-year, extremely
challenging regimen of academic, physical, character, and military training. The environment is intense and
rigorous. The first year, known as the "fourth class" year, involves the greatest adjustment, primarily for the
cadets themselves, but also for their parents.
Being the parent of an Academy cadet is quite unlike being the parent of a student at a traditional college or
university. At a conventional college, the student has left home and largely becomes responsible for himself or
herself. That also is true of cadets at the Academy, but, in addition, cadets are responsible to each other and to
the United States Air Force. They are required to live in accordance with a variety of rules, restrictions, and
traditions whose collective goal is to strengthen and mature them, teach them leadership and life skills, and
ready them to serve as leaders and officers.
Parents play a role, albeit secondary, in the success of our cadets. We recognize that cadets are subjected to
extraordinary challenges and pressures, yet parents have very limited knowledge of the nature of their training.
The unique environment at the Academy, together with limited knowledge of the experience, leads to
uncertainty in many parents regarding how they can best support their cadet. That is where our Parents'
Association comes in. Club activities provide support, information, camaraderie, and a greater feeling of
connection to our cadets and their experience.
Feel free to contact us; we welcome new members of the USAFA Family.
Blue Skies,
George Richter and Jon Singletary, Co-Presidents
USAFA Parents Club of Central Florida
private non-profit organization organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Our organization
is one of the 93 Parents Clubs in the 50 United States which is committed to enrich the experience of parents
during their cadet’s years at the Academy and beyond.
The purpose of the Association is to provide assistance, encouragement, and support to the sons and
daughters of members and to each other in matters pertaining to cadets. In addition, the Association provides
information and encouragement to parents of prospective cadets as well as assistance to the Academy Liaison
Officers (ALOs) assigned to the Central Florida area.
An Appointment to become a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy is an extraordinary honor. For many,
it is the culmination of a life-long dream. It also is the beginning, the beginning of a four-year, extremely
challenging regimen of academic, physical, character, and military training. The environment is intense and
rigorous. The first year, known as the "fourth class" year, involves the greatest adjustment, primarily for the
cadets themselves, but also for their parents.
Being the parent of an Academy cadet is quite unlike being the parent of a student at a traditional college or
university. At a conventional college, the student has left home and largely becomes responsible for himself or
herself. That also is true of cadets at the Academy, but, in addition, cadets are responsible to each other and to
the United States Air Force. They are required to live in accordance with a variety of rules, restrictions, and
traditions whose collective goal is to strengthen and mature them, teach them leadership and life skills, and
ready them to serve as leaders and officers.
Parents play a role, albeit secondary, in the success of our cadets. We recognize that cadets are subjected to
extraordinary challenges and pressures, yet parents have very limited knowledge of the nature of their training.
The unique environment at the Academy, together with limited knowledge of the experience, leads to
uncertainty in many parents regarding how they can best support their cadet. That is where our Parents'
Association comes in. Club activities provide support, information, camaraderie, and a greater feeling of
connection to our cadets and their experience.
Feel free to contact us; we welcome new members of the USAFA Family.
Blue Skies,
George Richter and Jon Singletary, Co-Presidents
USAFA Parents Club of Central Florida
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