[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR901.10]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 901_APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY--Table 
of Contents
 
            Subpart B_Nomination Procedures and Requirements
 
Sec. 901.10  Presidential category.

    Appointments to fill vacancies from this category are made from 
candidates in order of merit. One hundred appointments are authorized 
each year.
    (a) The child of a Regular or Reserve member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States is eligible for nomination if:
    (1) The parent is on active duty and has completed 8 years of 
continuous active duty service (other than for training) by July 1 of 
the year that the candidate would enter the U.S. Air Force Academy; or
    (2) The parent was retired with pay or was granted retired or 
retainer pay (children of reservists retired and receiving pay pursuant 
to 10 U.S.C., chapter 67, are ineligible); or
    (3) The parent died after retiring with pay or died after being 
granted retired or retainer pay (children of such reservists who were 
retired and receiving pay pursuant to 10 U.S.C., chapter 67, are 
ineligible); and
    (4) The applicant does not meet the eligibility requirements for the 
Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CODDV) nomination category. 
(By law, a person eligible for appointment consideration under the DOCCV 
category is not a candidate in the Presidential category.)
    (b) An eligible individual applies to USAFA/RRS, U.S. Air Force 
Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840-5651. A suggested letter format is 
included in the precandidate packet. The nominating period opens on May 
1 and closes January 31. Applicants do not write directly

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to the President of the United States, since the applications are 
processed by the Air Force Academy.
    Note: For the purpose of this category, children are defined as the 
natural children of a parent and adopted children whose adoption 
proceedings were initiated before their 15th birthday.