# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU-3fpwiETm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57027045-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-20T14:00:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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📣 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐂𝟏𝐂 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫 ⚔️
 
Meet C1C Jaime Snyder from Colorado Springs, Colorado! 🏔️
 
A usafaprepofficial graduate and Systems Engineering major, Jaime chose #USAFA to challenge himself and grow as a leader. He comes from a proud military family, with both parents serving as prior-enlisted members of the usairforce. 🇺🇸
 
Jaime will commission as a usspaceforce officer, drawn to the rapidly evolving mission and the critical role space plays in modern warfare and everyday life. 🚀
 
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲:
🪖 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐬. Gained firsthand exposure to daily operations at teammisawa while learning alongside enlisted members and officers
🏓 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛. Built camaraderie, teamwork and a commitment to supporting others
🎙️ 𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐒 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. Organized the National Character and Leadership Symposium, trained cadets and permanent party and strengthened his public speaking and leadership communication skills
 
Jaime’s most rewarding experience was serving as cadre for preppies during Basic Military Training, where he mentored and developed future leaders.
 
“𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨.”
 
Drop a 👏 to cheer Jaime on!
 
#FirstieFriday #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #WarfightersToWin #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #NoQuitAllGrit #Preppies4Life #HuskyStrong #NCLS2026

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preppies4life, firstiefriday, criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, ncls2026, noquitallgrit, leadersofcharacterandquality, huskystrong

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