# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHv6tLxM6fP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28444183-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-28T15:51:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐂𝟏𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬
 
Meet C1C Rebecca Collins from Abingdon, Virginia.
 
Rebecca is a Systems Engineering major and future pilot. ✈️ In and out of the classroom, she applies a systems-thinking approach to integrate new skills that will prepare her to lead in the #FutureFight. ⚔️
 
Driven by her passion for aviation and a desire to serve, she saw #USAFA as the perfect place to kickstart her journey of becoming a pilot.
 
Her most memorable experiences at the Academy include leading as a BCT Flight Commander 🪖 and completing the solo program. 🛩️
 
"Surround yourself with people who make you better and invest in those relationships. Opportunity is everywhere; don't count yourself out."
 
#USAFA2025 #NeverQuitNeverSettle #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality

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neverquitneversettle, warfighterstowin, usafa, leadersofcharacterandquality, usafa2025, futurefight

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