Contrails (Air Force Academy)
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Contrails is a small handbook issued to new cadets entering the United States Air Force Academy
. It contains information on United States Air Force
and United States military history; Academy history; notable Academy graduates; aircraft, satellites, and munitions in the current U.S. Air Force inventory; transcripts of important national documents such as the Preamble to the Constitution
and the full national anthem; and famous quotes, which are usually patriotic or leadership-related. Cadets in their fourth class (freshman
) year are expected to learn most of the information from Contrails, and be able to recite much of it verbatim.Contrails has traditionally been published in the class color—Blue, Silver, Red, or Gold—of the freshman class.
Some Excerpts form Contrails.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is six seconds. International Phonetic Alphabet
Sir, The International Phonetic Alphabet is Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu, Sir.
Lima is LEE-Ma, Quebec is KAY-Bek.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is four seconds. Mission of the United States Air Force
Sir, The Mission of the United States Air Force is fly fight and win... in air, space, and cyberspace.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is one second. Spell 'Sir.'
Sir, SIR, is spelled 'S,' Sir, 'I,' Sir, 'R,' Sir, Sir.
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. It contains information on United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and United States military history; Academy history; notable Academy graduates; aircraft, satellites, and munitions in the current U.S. Air Force inventory; transcripts of important national documents such as the Preamble to the Constitution
Preamble to the United States Constitution
The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles...
and the full national anthem; and famous quotes, which are usually patriotic or leadership-related. Cadets in their fourth class (freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
) year are expected to learn most of the information from Contrails, and be able to recite much of it verbatim.Contrails has traditionally been published in the class color—Blue, Silver, Red, or Gold—of the freshman class.
Some Excerpts form Contrails.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is six seconds. International Phonetic Alphabet
Sir, The International Phonetic Alphabet is Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu, Sir.
Lima is LEE-Ma, Quebec is KAY-Bek.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is four seconds. Mission of the United States Air Force
Sir, The Mission of the United States Air Force is fly fight and win... in air, space, and cyberspace.
Recital Time (Minimum) of the following is one second. Spell 'Sir.'
Sir, SIR, is spelled 'S,' Sir, 'I,' Sir, 'R,' Sir, Sir.