(a) To be eligible for admission to the Academy a candidate must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed his twenty-third birthday on July 1 of the year in which he enters the Academy.
(b) To be admitted to the Academy, an appointee must show, by an examination held under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, that he is qualified in the subjects prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) A candidate designated as a principal or an alternate for appointment as a cadet shall appear for physical examination at a time and place designated by the Secretary.
(d) To be admitted to the Academy, an appointee must take and subscribe to an oath prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. If a candidate for admission refuses to take and subscribe to the prescribed oath, his appointment is terminated.
Structure US Code
Subtitle D— Air Force and Space Force
CHAPTER 953— UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
§ 9431. Establishment; Superintendent; faculty
§ 9432. Departments and professors: titles
§ 9433. Superintendent; faculty: appointment and detail
§ 9433a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position
§ 9434. Command and supervision
§ 9436. Permanent professors; director of admissions
§ 9438. Civilian faculty: number; compensation
§ 9441. Faculty and other officers: leaves of absence
§ 9441a. Cadets: appointment by the President
§ 9442. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution
§ 9443. Cadets: appointment; to bring to full strength
§ 9446. Cadets: requirements for admission
§ 9447. Cadets; nominees: effect of redistricting of States
§ 9448. Cadets: agreement to serve as officer
§ 9449. Cadets: organization; service; instruction
§ 9450. Cadets: clothing and equipment
§ 9451. Cadets: deficiencies in conduct or studies; effect of failure on successor
§ 9453. Cadets: degree and commission on graduation
§ 9454. Buildings and grounds: buildings for religious worship
§ 9456. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
§ 9460. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation