A well-known prestigious school located near Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Air Force Academy has definitely come a long way since it first began. The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is becoming more and more popular as student applications continue to clutter the Admissions Office with each year. At the USAFA, there is much to be learned aside from the obvious aviation training which takes place. Character and leadership development, team skills, physical endurance all combined with a first rate education compile the difficult and often strenuous curriculum.

The idea of creating an Air Force Academy for only those select top-notch students who were interested in being officers first emerged nearly six decades ago; though it wasn't until April 1, 1954 that the idea became a virtual reality. The same year construction began, the first class of 306 men was sworn in on July 11, 1955 at a temporary site at...