<p>Both sides sound like they were in the wrong. You should not disrespect an opponent’s school, and the cadets overreacted by quite a bit.</p>
<p>I also get the feeling that there is MUCH more surrounding this story. Often, there are MANY comments made off the record which contribute to these things. I have had ROTC students visiting the AF academy tell me that (apparently unlike cadets here) they “actually had to work to get their pilot slot.” There were about half a dozen USAFA cadets around, and you could feel the atmosphere change…and not for the better! I have a feeling there is much more to this story than the editors know.</p>