Except for the desertion it sounds like some of the USAFA POSs I had the misfortune of serving with when I was in the Air Force. When I was enlisted I developed nothing but contempt for the "Girls School in the Rockies," because the lieutenants who came out of there whined, moaned, complained, and eventually shirked duties that other officers (non-USAFA) and NCOs just took in stride. The Air Force Academy is utterly pointless and should never have been opened in the first place....all it was was a way for West Point graduates in the Air Force to maintain an academy system. A degree from the USAFA won't get its holder into graduate school without additional courses, and even AFIT requires USAFA graduates to take additional classes before they will be admitted. Sheesh.....the skunk gets a free ride, guaranteed pilot's training (no matter how blind he is) and can't hack six years? I had to do my required time, and it didn't hurt me one bit. As for considering desertion, I wouldn't have been able to let my friends and fellow crew members down like that. This POS is a disgrace to the Air Force.
Wasn't always that way.