<p>USAFA can only COMMISSION 1,000 people each year. So hypothetically, you could still graduate from the Academy and just not become a commissioned officer if the graduating class was over 1,000. Because if you meet the graduation requirements, you meet the graduation requirements. It’s a done deal. That’s what a LtCol told us. But no worries, that’s never happened. :)</p>
<p>And as far as the 5% goes, I probably shouldn’t have been surprised to see people drop out of basic training, but I was. To work so hard and be so excited about coming, and then decide during the first beating that you don’t want to be there… I just can’t imagine it. Just a little sidenote, the leadership made it much harder than in previous years for basic cadets to outprocess. One girl I know was on the outprocessing floor for almost 3 weeks before the Commandant signed her Form 34. The idea was to give everyone enough reflection time to make sure they really wanted to leave.</p>