“When I am called to duty, God, wherever flames may rage, Give me the strength to save a life, whatever be its age. Help me to embrace a little child before it’s too late, Or save an older person from ...

As the Air Force Academy enters its 2026 admissions cycle, the convergence of newly implemented fitness standards and strict nomination deadlines creates a high-stakes window for prospective cadets.

Police departments across Pennsylvania have struggled to recruit cadets since the pandemic, and protests in the summer of 2020 over police brutality in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Now ...