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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Be at least 16 years old by 1 June of the flight training year.
Be enrolled in high school* or homeschool during the flight training year.
Be a US citizen **
Have no more than 5 powered flight hours
3.0 current Grade Point Average either with an unofficial GPA Transcript or a registrar/counselor verifiable memorandum.

Notes:

No flight or aviation experience necessary (we teach you to fly!)
No commitment or obligation to the Air Force
*USAFA & AFROTC Cadets may apply through their institutions
**Non-US Citizens regardless of residency status are ineligible to apply

AWOKEN MEMOIRS; stories of the Airman Heritage Museum – Tent City

502nd Air Base Wing

Video by Sarayuth Pinthong

Dec. 4, 2020 | 3:21

Episode 4: "Awoken Memoirs; stories of the Airman Heritage Museum" introduces Tent City. The most noticeable shortage at Lackland was housing. With hundreds of two-story “mobilization” barracks and one-story tarpaper-covered “theater of operations” shelters built during World War II. Lackland had a rated emergency training capacity of 27,500. When this was exceeded in early July 1950, the only immediate alternative was to start erecting tents. At its greatest extent in mid-January 1951, Lackland’s sprawling Tent City contained more than 4,000 tents and were pitched on virtually every open space, including the main parade ground. Most were 12-man squad tents, 32 by 16 feet. Eventually many tents, especially those used as orderly rooms, supply rooms and permanent party housing, were improved with wooden floors, “hard backs” (walls), and attractive landscaping. The Airman Heritage Museum is more than just a building that contains objects frozen in time. It includes a portion of the history and heritage that helped create the organization we identify as the United States Air Force. We have produced "Awoken Memoirs; stories of the Airman Heritage Museum," consisting of six episodes, to focus on its legacy. More

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Up to 12-15 flight hours
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Access to university recreation facilities
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FAA Class III Med Certificate
Luggage during travel
Personal driving to/from university assigned session

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