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Sky diving with the Air Force Academy

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    Ainsley Earhardt takes a leap of faith

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And -- about getting a degree but it's also about developing the skills to become a leader.

Why am I saying this amateur.

Next week latest from all walks of -- -- the national leadership conference of the airports academy that's why.

Indeed Ainsley Earhardt went to Colorado Springs to find out what makes students at the academy leaders.

And people who are willing to jump out of there.

They're the most incredible students for most college -- most college students there are so many distractions right.

Plus the US air force academy it's hard to stay grounded but for a very different reason that was for you guy spent.

We went to Colorado Springs to find out why.

This is what going to class -- -- for the death at the air force academy.

You have to have the desired and you know it's not -- everybody if you really want and you work hard for it it's worth every every -- It's different from any other college here than -- -- Have poured Erica training and then I would take -- from the plane and relieved buyers and -- 4000 cadets go to school here 700 of them graduate from the job.

Program every year our job programs and they're putting cadets out of planes is is all about character development we're not teaching parachuting.

We're trying to teach them.

To come to confront their fears this is lieutenant show on the clay a graduate of the air force academy so -- movie top gun and high -- he's -- but.

After seeing that I was I was blown away and I got that that is what I want to.

That's your call him.

Spirit when I was young guy I almost taxi in that someone it's almost -- in what -- -- -- and no I don't.

No would have been a fifty million dollar mistake.

And there's no mistaking it now he's the one in charge he teaches our air force had a jump out of planes and now they're teaching that.

-- what -- like a baseball pitcher.

And from there wouldn't look at hurt him remains in big smile about both but.

You know a lot of -- -- -- -- they talk us through what's going to happen we're looking at the ground at 111000.

Feet.

A scary thought even for the experienced.

We have different.

We hope for the best and prepare for the worst -- -- can certainly won't have -- -- this constant.

I'm riding my husband is good.

And now all the time is confident.

And we are all.

Yeah once we get high enough above pikes peak it is time no turning back at this point so I kindly volunteer -- -- Fox News producer.

To go first.

The door is open.

And within seconds she is gone.

And now with my.

Yeah.

Complete -- -- on the bread and staying grounded isn't easy for the wings of the -- Even -- easy is not what they signed up for.

The best of the best.

Putting the air.

And air force.

-- the cadets do that's all the time and this is the only place in the world.

Where the cadets actually jump out by themselves the first time on the tape from the moment you flip out to McCain forty seconds and then you -- the golf ball which.

Is being parachute and then you.

You're in the air for about 45 were you terrified if I really wasn't because I don't -- back and yes like thousands of jumps under his belt -- Brilliant though -- -- -- -- as soon -- rescind the producer.

And second trip you know we have a lot of fun out there but we can't forget that these are the men and women that are happening in our country and they do this when there -- -- facing danger they are the best we -- -- -- -- Yeah.

I'm testing it out like the people off the creation.

It -- -- a lot better than that.

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