<p>Does anyone have a copy of "Inside America's Service Academies"? I would love to see it before I go to USAFA in June but can't seem to find it anywhere</p>
<p>I have been looking for this for a long time. I'd be willing to mail someone a small fee in exchange for a copy of the program.</p>
<p>Here's the only thing I can find so far:</p>
<p>Did find this but it's by different folks and about USMA:</p>
<p>ANd this about USAFA:</p>
<p>It appears the magazine has changed ownership and names. I e-mailed the editor and was sent this link: </p>
<p>Hope it works and helps.</p>
<p>Thank-you everyone, I found the USAFA video that Pmarol was talking about on Amazon for 1.96 plus 2.98 shipping and handling and ordered it today</p>
<p>Keep checking the TV listings for The Military Channel - they seem to show them every month or so.</p>
<p>There are 3 different episodes:</p>
<p>Inside America’s Military Academies: Surviving the First Year</p>
<p>With an academic load of five or six courses, two to four hours of physical training a day, as well as inspections, marches and memorization drills, the first year in one of America’s four military academies is the most grueling experience of any freshman’s life. During the first six weeks, new cadets must take part in a 16-hour endurance test known as "warrior forge," the uphill, mile-long "jeep push" and "the beast" – a 15-mile march they must complete wearing 40 pounds of gear. </p>
<p>Inside America’s Military Academies: No Time Off for Summer</p>
<p>Most college students take a vacation during the summer, but there’s no such rest for cadets and midshipmen at America’s military academies. Those at West Point slide down 70-foot towers, roll 400-pound barrels up mile-long hills and learn how to drive a 60-ton tank. Future submariners go to Navy Submarine School to pilot high-tech simulators and learn how to cope with undersea fires and floods. Aspiring marines practice hand-to-hand combat and other lethal skills in Quantico, Va., while their counterparts at the Air Force Academy fly gliders in the Colorado mountains. And for five weeks, Coast Guard midshipmen sail a huge square-rigger down the eastern seaboard to Puerto Rico. </p>
<p>Inside America’s Military Academies: The Making of an Officer</p>
<p>The first year at an American military academy is about learning to follow; the last three, learning to lead. This hour gives viewers an inside look at the physical, academic and moral training that turns "plebes" and "swabs" into officers. At the Naval Academy, midshipmen must complete a 40-minute swim without stopping or touching the sides of the pool. West Point cadets must run the most difficult indoor obstacle course in America. At the Air Force Academy, skydiving is an extracurricular activity, and we talk with one cadet who has jumped more than 550 times. But the payoff for four grueling years is the sense of pride and achievement at graduation, which viewers witness when they watch the ceremony at West Point and meet the newest class of officers.</p>
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<p>Sure does help when you get the correct title! Thanks Luigi59! Easy to find it now...</p>
<p>Apparently we get the Military Channel now, so I'm going through their listings to try and find the next time it's on. When I find out, I'll set my DVR to record it and try and figure out how to get the recording onto my computer to share with you all.</p>
<p>[edit: The Military Channel only has their programming up to 3/11/08 posted, and it looks like there are no airings from now until then. I'll look again every once in a while.]</p>
<p>The only problem with this program is its a little inaccurate...they left out the best service academy and the only one that sends its students into warzones...USMMA...hell i've been to Kuwait and Iraq, i don't think my counterparts at the other academies have yet unless their prior enlisted. But i'm not trying to get out a measuring stick here. They all do their parts.</p>
<p>It's also pre-9/11. It's great to watch, but there have been changes in the trainings at all the academies.</p>
<p>Yeah we were also the first non-civilian military personnel to respond to the WTC attacks on 9/11</p>
<p>This link was shared by a fellow parent of a 4 degree cadet at USAFA.</p>
<p>The complete 3 part series is only $15, or individually $5.</p>
<p>With a membership (30-days free trial), the series can be viewed here in its entirety:</p>
<p>I don't think we've ever seen it for sale anywhere before, so thanks for the links. Enjoy!!</p>
<p>FYI - All three episodes are airing back-to-back tomorrow morning, beginning at 9AM Eastern.</p>
<p>Military</a> Channel :: TV Listings :: Inside America's Military Academies</p>
<p>FYI - all 3 episodes will be shown tonight (back to back) on The Military Channel beginning at 8PM EST.</p>
<p>Dated, yes. But still fun to watch.</p>
<p>Jan 21, 8:00 pm
Inside America’s Military Academies - Surviving the First Year</p>
<p>Military academies truly stand apart from other colleges and universities. In addition to the grueling basic training, these institutions boast unique physical and educational requirements - and rich traditions and history.</p>
<p>Jan 21, 9:00 pm
Inside America’s Military Academies - No Time Off for Summer</p>
<p>Sweat alongside cadets and midshipmen for six weeks of grueling summer training. Each faces and tries to overcome their own mental and physical limitations on land, in the air and at sea.</p>
<p>Jan 21, 10:00 pm
Inside America’s Military Academies - The Making of an Officer</p>
<p>Seniors at several military academies serve as examples of the high moral standards and honor each institution strives to instill in its students. Course work as well as extracurricular activities are often geared to enhancing these qualities.</p>
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