Two senior cadets have died by suspected suicide at the Air Force Academy within days of each other. Unlike the Army and Navy, the Air Force has kept cadets on campus since the coronavirus began.
, Gen. John Raymond, flew to Colorado Springs Monday to meet with seniors, known as First-Class cadets, as well as staff at the academy. There are about 1,000 cadets scheduled to graduate.
"We are having discussions with our healthcare professionals about how to balance cadet safety during a pandemic with providing the same sense of family and teamwork cadets are used to," Silveria wrote."Based on those discussions, along with feedback from our cadets, we are allowing two cadets in a room again if they so choose.
"Our cadets were still weeks out from Spring Break, so we had the opportunity to make the call on whether they should stay at in a more contained and safe environment with our leadership and healthcare professionals, or return home to varying situations that could preclude them from graduating in May," Silveria wrote.Silveria acknowledged the concerns of parents and said he balanced those with the needs of the Air and Space Forces.
The 2020 Air Force Academy is set to commission 64 officers directly to the Space Force, making them among the new branch's first personnel.
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