LDS Air Force Academy cadets rise to demands

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After earning an appointment to the Air Force Academy and enduring two demanding years there, sophomore Jonathan Flynn is resigning.

But he intends to be re-admitted in two years, graduate and become an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

For an LDS cadet at the Academy who wants to serve a mission, that's the way it has to be.

Cadets can resign from the Academy without obligation after their freshman or sophomore year. Once they begin their junior year, they are committed to military service even if they resign.

Jonathan, who is from Yorktown, Va., said, "You have to resign completely and you're out of the Air Force." He will soon leave for service in the China Hong Kong Mission.

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