Editing United States Air Force Academy (section)

===The Cadet Wing===
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[[File:AFA Graduates.jpg|thumb|Air Force Academy cadets celebrate after graduation.]]

The student body of the academy is known as the Cadet Wing. The students, called "cadets", are divided into four classes, based on their year in school, much like a civilian college. They are not referred to as [[student|freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors]], however, but as [[United States Air Force Academy Cadet Insignia|fourth-, third-, second- and first class cadets]], respectively. Fourth class cadets (freshmen) are often referred to as "doolies," a term derived from the Greek word δοῦλος ("doulos") meaning "slave" or "servant."<ref>Don Hall, Class of '76, created the popular character Waldo F. Dumbsquat, whose [[Svejk]]-like innocence and good intentions overcome his abysmal ineptitude.</ref> Members of the three lower classes are also referred to as "4 degrees," "3 degrees" or "2 degrees" based on their class.<ref>The "degree" terminology comes from a generic [[ordinal indicator]] used for classes in the early years of the academy – for example, "2°" was read as "second class." In recent years, "degree" has been further shortened to "dig", as in "4 digs", "3 digs", etc.</ref> First-class cadets (seniors) are referred to as "firsties." In the military structure of the Cadet Wing, first class cadets hold the positions of cadet officers, second class cadets act as the cadet non-commissioned officers and third class cadets represent the cadet junior non-commissioned officers.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}

The Cadet Wing is divided into four [[group (air force unit)|groups]], of ten cadet [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]s each. Each cadet squadron consists of about 110 cadets, roughly evenly distributed among the four classes. Selected first-, second- and third-class cadets hold leadership, operational and support jobs at the squadron, group and wing levels. Cadets live, march and eat meals with members of their squadrons. Military training and intramural athletics are conducted by squadron as well. Each cadet squadron and cadet group is supervised by a specially selected active duty officer called an [[Air Officer Commanding]] (AOC). In the case of a cadet squadron, the AOC is normally an active duty Air Force or Space Force [[Major (United States)|major]] or [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]]. Occasionally, officers of equivalent rank from the Army, Navy, or Marines may be selected as an AOC for a squadron while on active duty at the academy. For a cadet group, the AOC is normally an active-duty [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. These officers have command authority over the cadets, counsel cadets on leadership and military career issues, oversee military training and serve as role models for the future officers.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} In addition to an AOC, cadet squadrons and groups are also supervised by an active duty non-commissioned officer known as an Academy Military Trainer (AMT), who fulfills a similar job as the AOC.