USAFA, AFA, the Academy, the Zoo
The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the service academy I will be attending come June 25th of 2009. It is a four year program, like any other college, but I will have military and leadership training in addition to my academic courses, and will graduate as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force. While I am their I will be on active duty in the Air Force, and will be paid a stipend every month, although the first year most of it will be used to pay for my initial expenses (uniforms, rifle, laptop, books...), and I will never see the money.

ALO, LO
Admission's Liaison Officer. This is the person who works as a liaison between the Academy and candidates for an appointment. He/she acts as a coach of sorts, guiding each candidate in the process, providing advice and suggestions, and then supplying a reference about the candidate to the Academy. Mine was a Major in the AF Reserves, and he is an awesome guy.

BCT, Beast, Basic
Basic Cadet Training. The six week training course every cadet goes through the summer prior to their first academic year at the Academy which is held on Academy grounds. It is comprised of 2 parts (1st/2nd Beast/BCT), one held in the Cadet Area, where classes will be held, the other in a place called Jack's Valley, where cadets sleep in tents and train on Obstacle, Confidence, and other such courses.

SA
Service Academy. There are five US Service Academies. This list includes the AFA at Colorado Springs, CO; the Military Academy at West Point, NY; the Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD; the Merchant Marines Academy at King's Point, NY; and the Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT.  

MOC
Member of Congress.  Usually used in reference to a candidate's Senator or Representative to whom they are applying for a nomination. 

I-Day, In Processing Day, In Processing
The day when appointees are processed into the Cadet Wing and begin BCT. They are sworn into the Air Force, issued uniforms, shoes, socks, toiletries...pretty much everything they will ever need, guys and some girls get hair cuts, and much more. It inevitably provides a sort of culture shock, and so starts Beast. 

BCT II (Jack's Valley) Course Descriptions  
- Provided courtesy of afa_mom on USAFAcommunity.com. A cadet's perspective of Jack's Valley, the second part of Beast, which will take place from 13-25 July.