<p>Yes the fact that my college would be paid for was a draw to the Air Force Academy, just like any other scholarship is a draw to the school that offers it. Whether cadets should be allowed to compete for additional scholarships is a question I cannot give you an answer to, but frankly I think scholarship money should go to deserving students. I have a friend who uses the small stipend cadets get to help support his family back home, doesn’t he deserve a scholarship? Perhaps your wording did not accurately convey what you meant, but it sounds to me like you think attending a service academy is not a mature existence and that being able to own a car and decided what and when to eat is. </p>
<p>Really? I have grown more in the time I have been here than I thought possible. I would be happy to discuss with you the reasons I chose to attend the Air Force Academy and the reasons I chose to stay any time. I could have attended a number of similar cilvilian schools on scholarships with about the same cost to my parents, and had all the so called freedoms you mentioned, but I didn’t, and I am glad I didn’t. The same holds for the majority of cadets.</p>