The book follows Squad 13, a group of Air Force Academy freshmen, through theschool year starting July 2006, covering all the trials and rewards the Academy presents, from the first few punishing weeks of Basic to its conclusion, Acceptance Day, when those who have made it earn the right to be called cadets; to Recognition, when freshman year is nearly over and the survivors win some of the privileges, like free use of phones, that ordinary college students takefor granted; to Commitment Day, the last chance to bolt the academy without having to pay back taxpayers for attending; to Graduation, when Thunderbird pilots soar over the academy and cadets leave as 2nd lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force.Diana Schemo (Washington, DC) was, until recently, a reporter for the New York Times, where she covered the sexual assault scandals at the Air Force Academy in 2003, as well as education and religion topics.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-04637-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 05/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés