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Sex Abuse Scandals Aside, More Women Apply To USAFA

Almost 3000 Women Want To Be USAF Cadets

The US Air Force Academy, besieged by sexual abuse scandals over the past year, is still attracting women. In fact, they're applying at a record rate. As of this week, 34-percent more women had applied to the academy than last year.

It was just a year ago that the academy was embroiled in a controversy involving accusations that male cadets had sexually harassed, abused and even raped female cadets -- most without suffering consequences. The USAF admitted that some of the accused were still on active duty.

But since the scandal broke, top commanders at the academy have been replaced, training regimes have been altered and a new sexual harassment policy has been put into place.

"We hope some of it is attributed to the attention the academy has gotten over the last year and the action we've taken to alleviate sexual assault - all those things we have done to take this place to the next level of excellence," academy spokesman Johnny Whitaker said.

The numbers are... well... phenomenal. As of Wednesday, the USAFA had received 2,962 applications from women. It's the most applications from women the school has received since it opened its doors to females in 1976.

FMI: www.usafa.af.mil

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