Summer at USAFA: Behind the Scenes of Basic Cadet Training

Summer at USAFA: Behind the Scenes of Basic Cadet Training

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a multipart series on military training during the summer at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Subsequent installments will publish in the coming weeks. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—It’s 0459, and Cadet 1st Class Abigail Anderson is standing outside the door, her hands poised over the wooden surface, waiting. All up and down the long hallway, others hold the same position.   0500 hits, and the yelling and pounding is …