<p>I have no idea what all of you are talking about concerning squadrons, etc. Can you help me out? If my son is in J in basic, will he be in J during the academic year? Is there a link to a description of the squadrons. I thought there were only ten.</p>
<p>Here is the only link I have seen. Hope this helps a bit, its all I know.</p>
<p>Yes! Thanks so much.</p>
<p>Yes, thanks for the chart! The host Lt Col had told me that Son would be in 24 in the academic year and I was not sure how that matched with BCT. So now Flying Tigers - D - Phantoms.</p>
<p>Thanks also to eagle and hornet for mail info. Everyone I have talked to lately has sent one or two letters. Just wondering if S is getting to read them yet.</p>
<p>Hi Kelcie's mom - seems like we were just at the orientation dinner. ;)</p>
<p>Hi Falcon's Mom- Yeah this little bit of time before basic sure was hectic, made the time fly by. With Graduation ,parties, preparing for basic, it does seem so surreal now.</p>
<p>Hi falcons11. My son is also in Flying Tigers, Flight D, Phantoms</p>
<p>Hi jwags! Yeah Flying Tigers - D, doesn't that make us like family for the next year.<g> </g></p>
<p>I hope the guys were outside today when the Phantoms flew over for General Olds memorial:
<a href="http://www.gazette.com/articles/olds_24254___article.html/air_force.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.gazette.com/articles/olds_24254___article.html/air_force.html</a></p>
<p>It would have been something cool to see.</p>
<p>My friend was part of the funeral ceremonies for General Olds. I hope she gets some pics/movies of the stuff!</p>
<p>Hey 2010s,</p>
<p>Son and I were discussing Gen Olds before BCT. Son had watched him on the "Dog-Fights" series. We thought Gen Olds would make a great exemplar for 2011. Who decides that?</p>
<p>During freshman year, the elected class council will put together an exemplar committee, which will research candidates. Late in the year, somewhere close to Recognition, the committee will make a presentation to the class and provide a number of different choices. </p>
<p>(Some of ours included the Wright brothers, Gen. Tibbets, (the pilot who dropped the atmoic bomb on Hiroshima) Lt. Col Gabreski, (one of the few men to get a plane in the air at Pearl Harbor) and, of course, Lt. Frank Luke, the "Arizona Balloon Duster" and our chosen exemplar.) </p>
<p>The class will then vote as a whole. When they complete Recognition, they will find out who their exemplar is.</p>
<p>This is how it worked for us, at any rate.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info G4C, just wondering about it and knew that you would know. What would we do without you 2010 guys???</p>
<p>This is too funny. I've been searching and scouring the pics for the last however many days and today I finally found one of son. He's being taught how to iron. I love it. I don't think that was the glamour he had in mind when he accepted his appointment. :-) </p>
<p>Falcons 11: check out the Gallery 34 on the AOG photos, there is a bunch of photos for F squadron.</p>
<p>Thanks jwags, will do! Just found son on front of Webguy - checking his mailbox. So he is getting all that mail being sent his way.</p>
<p>We just found a good picture of Caleb on WebGuy also studying
his knowledge from a white big booklet. You see the Basic reading from
the yellow folder and if you click the "read more" you will see
Caleb, listed as " another basic"</p>
<p>I'm a happy mom today. First letter from son - he sounds very good. Two pictures on line - Webguy and AOG (6578). I think the photographers spent a lot of time with Flying Tigers today.</p>
<p>Hope everyone gets letters today. It is wonderful!</p>
<p>What?!!! MAIL RECEIVED FROM A BASIC!!!!!!! Hope you live closer to AFA than me - my D was given explicit instruction to write me. She said she'd write so quick that no one else would get mail before I did!!!! </p>
<p>I am going to be mailman stalking tomorrow!!!</p>
<p>klassmom - That is a terrific picture of your son - a real classic.</p>
<p>Falcons'11 - Congratulations! I know you were thrilled. I, too, will be mailman stalking.</p>
<p>How exciting for you Falcons'11 !!!!! Cant wait to hear from our D. No pictures yet either. Hope to hear or see soon.</p>
<p>Thanks- at least it was not one of the pictures that I had to call
all the other 3 siblings and husband in to confirm my " wishful" thinking...LOL
I was blessed, he looked focused and as I would expect.</p>