Congratulate a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet for their Commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. This milestone takes place at the end of the senior year, within the 24 hours before Graduation.

Send your choice of the following to a Cadet/Lt:
1) USAFA fine art gift card, with optional typed personal note inside
2) Vinyl decal (suitable as laptop, water bottle, or car decal).

No time? No problem. I offer a quick turnaround and mail from nearby USAFA with tracking. 

AT CHECKOUT, YOU CHOOSE: 
- USAFA Painting for Card Artwork
- Vinyl Sticker Decal
- Words for the inside of the card, to be typed (OR BLANK IF SHIPPED TO YOU)
- Card Font (if you have a preference)

Include (IF PERSONALIZED TO CADET/LT):
- Cadet/Lt name
- Ship to Mailing Address


MILESTONES: 
- Appointment to USAFA (before entrance)
- Basic Cadet Training Graduation (end of 1st summer)
- Recognition (toward last third of 1st year)
- Commitment (beginning of 3rd year)
- Ring Dance (end of 2nd year)
- AFSC Assignment (near end of last year)
- 100 Days to Graduation (100 days before graduation)
- Graduation (last day)
- Commissioning (last day)
- Promotion (every officer promotion: 1st Lt, Capt, Maj, LtCol, Col, BrigGen, MajGen, LtGen, General)
- Separation (leaving the Air Force before retirement)
- Retirement (generally completing 20 years or more in the Air Force)

CARD DESCRIPTION: Size A2 (4.25" x 5.5"), folding, glossy rigid fine art paper, selected artwork on cover, congratulations text (in Space or Traditional font), back with description of artwork

VINYL STICKER DESCRIPTION: Sized 2" x 3" or 3" x 3" with rounded corners, tear-proof, waterproof, UV-resistant.

GREETING CARD ENVELOPE: Card and sticker in envelope with recipient's name hand-written on front.

USAFA CLASS COLORS: Each graduating class at the U.S Air Force Academy has a class color, the first graduating class of 1959 being gold, next in rotation being blue, silver, and red. 

Gold Classes: 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027

Blue Classes: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028

Silver Classes: 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025, 2029

Red Classes: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030

COPYRIGHT: U.S. Air Force Academy artwork from original oil paintings by Glory Paulson, all rights reserved.