Definition

Noun: - A school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force: The United States Air Force Academy is a federal service academy that provides higher education and military training to prepare cadets for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

Usage

• The term is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to the institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• It is often abbreviated as "USAFA" or referred to informally as "the Air Force Academy."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "The Academy": When the context is clear within U.S. military or governmental discussions, it may be referred to simply as "the Academy."
  • After high school, his goal was to get into the Academy.

Variants and Related Words

• USAFA: The standard acronym for the United States Air Force Academy.
• Air Force Academy: A common shortened form of the full name.
• Service Academy: A general term for institutions like the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy (West Point), and the United States Naval Academy.

Synonyms

• Federal Service Academy: A broader category that includes the USAFA.
• Officer Training School: A general term for institutions that train military officers, though this typically refers to different, non-academy programs.

Related Phrases

• "To attend the Air Force Academy": To be a cadet and receive education/training at the USAFA.
  • He dreamed of attending the Air Force Academy since he was a child.
• "Academy graduate": A person who has completed the program at a service academy like the USAFA.
  • As an Academy graduate, she entered the Air Force with a strong foundation.

Noun

1. a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force