What programs do cadets participate in over the summer period?
During your upper-class summers cadets have several opportunities to participate in a variety of programs. Several of these courses are needed to fulfill your graduation requirements, such as, Global Engagement (GE), which is an exercise demonstrating a mock deployment. Combat Survival Training (CST) will give cadets the tools needed to survive in harsh environmental conditions. Operation Air Force (Ops AF) provides an opportunity for each cadet to visit and work at an operational Air Force base for three or more weeks. Additionally, most cadets will take part in an Airmanship program during the summer; if for some reason they are unable during their first summer, cadets will be given the opportunity to participate in an airmanship program during their four years at the Academy. There are a couple of Airmanship courses to choose from, one being USAFA’s glider or Soaring Program and the other being USAFA’s freefall parachuting or Jump Program. Cadets also have the opportunity to take su
