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The central theme of this campaign is to assist the Academy in building leaders of character for the nation. Character development, deliberately integrated with superb academic, athletic and military training, is at the heart of all Academy programs. Character defines our professional military identity and distinguishes the Academy from all other institutions.
Nevertheless, cadets enter the Academy from all walks of life. Virtually all of them have attained the highest levels of academic, leadership and athletic achievement and, as a group, possess as great a potential for personal and professional success as any group in the nation. Even with this unquestioned potential, the forces that shape our contemporary adolescent culture are not based on traditional value systems and in some cases yield personalities never before challenged to consider a greater good, the welfare of others, or loyalty to an institution. Additionally, contemporary experiences do not yield consistent examples of duty or devotion beyond self-interest.
Using private donations, the Association of Graduates presently funds a number of character development programs including a large portion of the renowned annual National Character and Leadership Symposium. While the Academy has a quality character and leadership development program in place, this campaign provides an opportunity to take this program to a new level of excellence that will benefit the Cadet Wing, the Air Force and the nation.
A primary goal of the campaign is to secure $40 million for character and leadership initiatives.
Learn more about the Character & Leadership Development initiatives outlined by the Campaign:
 Support these initiatives today!
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