Congratulate a student for his or her Appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Acceptance into the Academy requires an Appointment by a congressman.
Send your choice of:
1) USAFA fine art gift card, with optional typed personal note inside
2) Vinyl decal (suitable as laptop, water bottle, or car decal).
No time? No problem. I offer a quick turnaround and mail from nearby USAFA with tracking.
AT CHECKOUT, YOU CHOOSE:
- USAFA Painting for Card Artwork
- Vinyl Sticker Decal
- Words for the inside of the card, to be typed (OR BLANK IF SHIPPED TO YOU)
- Card Font (if you have a preference)
Include (IF PERSONALIZED TO CADET/LT):
- Cadet/Lt name
- Ship to Mailing Address
OTHER MILESTONES:
- Appointment to USAFA (before entrance)
- Basic Cadet Training Graduation (end of 1st summer)
- Recognition (toward last third of 1st year)
- Commitment (beginning of 3rd year)
- Ring Dance (end of 2nd year)
- AFSC Assignment (near end of last year)
- 100 Days to Graduation (100 days before graduation)
- Graduation (last day)
- Commissioning (last day)
- Promotion (every officer promotion: 1st Lt, Capt, Maj, LtCol, Col, BrigGen, MajGen, LtGen, General)
- Separation (leaving the Air Force before retirement)
- Retirement (generally completing 20 years or more in the Air Force)
CARD DESCRIPTION: Size A7 (5" x 7"), folding fine art paper, selected artwork on cover, congratulations text (in Space or Traditional font), back with description of artwork
VINYL STICKER DESCRIPTION: Sized 2" x 3" or 3" x 3" with rounded corners, tear-proof, waterproof, UV-resistant.
GREETING CARD ENVELOPE: White or gray depending on inventory.
USAFA CLASS COLORS: Each graduating class at the U.S Air Force Academy has a class color, the first graduating class of 1959 being gold, next in rotation being blue, silver, and red.
Gold Classes: 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027
Blue Classes: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028
Silver Classes: 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025, 2029
Red Classes: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030
COPYRIGHT: U.S. Air Force Academy artwork from original oil paintings by Glory Paulson, all rights reserved.
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