Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training
Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, center, administers basic cadets' oaths of allegiance during a swearing-in ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2010. General Cox is the Academy commandant of cadets, responsible for more than 4,000 cadets' military training and airmanship education, supervising cadet life activities and supporting facilities and logistics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)