Class of 2008 graduate David Anderson joins a prestigious rank of Father Ryan military academy appointments since the year 2000, but David is the only student in that elite group that received letters of assurance from all three academies:  West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy.

On May 14, 2008, David accepted his appointment to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from Major Stewart Anderson. His four-year appointment is equivalent to a $400,000 scholarship for tuition, supplies and a stipend.

His decision wasn’t an easy one: “I really didn’t know which one I wanted to attend,” David said. He spent a year filling out applications, writing essays, working to pass the fitness test and interviewing for the individual academies. While at Ryan, he took AP courses in Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics and will most likely focus on an engineering degree.

Accepting only 1,300 cadets each year, the admission process at the Air Force Academy focuses on the major Academy experiences — academic, leadership, athletic and character.

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