# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeRkSsHidUP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71516323-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T13:00:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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Meet C1C Geoffrey "Geo" Kim from Chandler, Arizona.
 
Geo chose #USAFA to challenge himself, fuel his competitive drive and serve something bigger than himself.
 
An Operations Research major with a Global Logistics minor and member of the Martinson Honors Program, Geo hopes to commission as a pilot after graduation. He’s drawn to flying because of its demanding nature and the responsibility of operating aircraft in support of the mission.
 
Experiences that helped shape his development include:
✈️ 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐀𝐅 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. Gained a deeper understanding of how maintainers, intelligence and weapons teams work together to make every sortie possible.
🧠 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦. Spent six weeks at the Pentagon developing analytical tools used by senior leaders in their decision-making.
🥊 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠. Learned to stay composed and perform while tired, hurt and under pressure.
 
Geo also serves as his Squadron Commander, where leading more than 100 people has taught him to trust others to lead, uphold the standard and make sure people know their contributions matter.
 
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬.”
 
#FirstieFriday #USAFA2027 #AllEarnedNothingGiven #CadetLife

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