# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8HZD_t72p
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8951079-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-04-29T15:03:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

TGI #FirstieFriday! 

Meet C1C Austin Stoner from Toledo, Ohio.

Austin is the squadron commander of CS-15 and also serves as the club baseball team captain. 

The aeronautical engineering major says outside of class it's important to take some time for yourself and do what you love - which for him is biking 🚴‍♂️, hiking 🥾, snowboarding 🏂 (on MItch's trays??), LEGOS and Minecraft. 🎮 

Austin's advice to cadets is to put yourself out there because "even if you don’t achieve your goal, you’ll still be somewhere better than where you started." And he also says don't forget to send your mom first day of school pics! 📷 😀

Austin says he came to #youracademy to be part of something bigger than himself and he'll be doing just that when he goes to Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) after graduation. 

#USAFA2022 #leadersofcharacter @mightywareagles15

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firstiefriday, leadersofcharacter, usafa2022, youracademy

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