22 Air Force Academy cadets kicked out for cheating

[Elderberry]

American Military News by Ryan Morgan April 18, 2022

The U.S. Air Force Academy kicked out 22 of its cadets last week after they were reportedly caught cheating.

According to Air Force Magazine, Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark informed the academy’s Board of Visitors of the expulsions on Wednesday. In addition to the 22 cadets who have been kicked out of the academy, another 210 had been placed on probation.

The separations come after 249 students were accused of cheating in a range of different ways in Spring 2020, during an eight-day period in which the cadets were sent home and transitioned to an at-home curriculum.

Clark said the academy has increased its staffing and curriculum for teaching and maintaining its honor code following the 2020 cheating episode.

Honor code violations have reportedly dropped from 311 cases in the 2020-2021 school year to 44 in the 2021-2022 year, according to Air Force Times. The 2020-2021 year represented the highest number of honor code violations in a year since 2009. The 2021-2022 period saw the lowest number of honor code violations in that same time period.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/04/22-air-force-academy-cadets-kicked-out-for-cheating/

[catfish1957]

249 out of 4300?

Crap, that is over 5% of the entire enrollment. That's how many got caught.  I wonder how truly invasive this problem really is.

Just more evidence of how cutting corners instead of hard work and study has infiltrated our young.

[mountaineer]

Just more evidence of how cutting corners instead of hard work and study has infiltrated our young.

From what I've seen in my own school district, kids graduate HS with good grades earned mostly by doing special projects and community service, e.g., organizing a 5K race to raise money for a good cause. They don't have to take final exams in their already easy courses if their grades for the early part of the semester are good. And if they ever were given a bad grade, their helicopter parents would be on the teacher, principal and school board like white on rice.

Then they go to college (or the Air Force Academy) and wonder why it's so difficult. Looks like I need to cheat to keep getting good grades!

[mountaineer]

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NEW: The U.S. Air Force is instructing its commanders to create a "safe space" for airmen to share their feelings.
The Biden admin has moved to change military culture. In March, the army mandated training on gender identity and pronouns.

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Biden’s Air Force Crafts New Mission: Create a ‘Safe Space’ for Airmen To Share Feelings
Adam Kredo • April 19, 2022 5:00 am

The U.S. Air Force is instructing its commanders to create a "safe space" in which recruits can partake in "healthy conversation" and "share perspectives" as part of what leaders are calling a "cultural shift" in the service.

The initiative, called "Airmen's Time," was created to advance the "well-being and development" of those serving in the Air Force, according to a copy of a memo obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, which was sent to "command teams and supervisors."

"The intent of Airmen's time is to create a safe space, be present, and ensure that our Air Force culture invites healthy conversation for every Airman…anytime, anywhere," the memo states, encouraging service members to get together and "share perspectives and life lessons, discuss what values guide us, or what is our team's purpose."

The move is part of an effort by the U.S. military under the Biden administration to alter internal culture. The Army, for instance, has mandated its soldiers go through training on gender identity and pronouns, the Free Beacon first reported in March. Republicans in Congress and some in the military have criticized these initiatives for pushing "woke" propaganda within the service. ...

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