Started under former Superintendent Lt General Michael Gould, the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (now known as the Falcon Foundation) began to drastically shift the focus of the USAFA Academy from an institution of developing leaders of integrity and character to a corporation focused on money and Division 1 Sports. The Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (Falcon Foundation) was only supposed to last for 5 years in order to provide additional funding to USAFA Sports teams. It was never dissolved, and has become a major player in money corruption at a Federal Service Academy with its non-existant transparency. Gould is now the CEO of the Association of Graduates, and spearheads the Falcon Foundation fundraising projects, mainly supporting the Air Force Academy Football team. 

Major Chance Harridge (USAFA 2004) was a Star Air Force Academy Quarterback for the Air Force Falcons who was excited to come to the Academy. Entering the Preparatory School first (A-Squad) and experiencing the massive Rape Scandal in 2003, the entire leadership chain at the Air Force Academy was fired, and the 4th Class System was dissovled. Sound familiar? 

After graduation, Major Harridge attended pilot training and became a C-17 pilot. Six years later, he returned to USAFA to coach football and work in the Commandants Scheduling office around 2011-2012. He experienced by first hand accounts a system rocked with weak leadership that was having a massive effect on Cadet leadership development that would be needed in the war effort. 

From discussing his career, his successes, his failures, and his observations from behind the scenes of sports funding at USAFA, Major Harridge provides an inspirational story of how we can fix our great Air Force Academy, hold leaders accountable, and inspire our Cadets and future officers to start doing something about it. 

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After a few years since the COVID Epidemic took hold of the USAF Academy, Adam DeRito deployed to Central Command (CENTCOM) with the United States Army for about a year. His case continued while he was overseas, and the Academy has still refused to correct his medical records, despite winning the Air Force Board of Corrections of Military Records. During this time, rape and sexual assault, and other misconduct, have continued to plague the Air Force Academy under the direction of Superintendent Lt Gen Richard Clark. Cadets continue to be assaulted, the Academy continues to commission criminals and rapists, and now Non-Disclosure agreements are to be signed by all Cadets to prevent the truth of our Air Force Academy from being exposed to the public. How are we starting off Season 2 of the Dark Sabre Podcast? We are going to Congress directly. See you in Washington D.C. 

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It's been a few years since the publishing of Dark Sabre Season 1. Since then, Adam has returned from a CENTCOM Deployment. In this season we will talk to Cadets from the past, graduates finally standing up to the institution we love and demand change from; all while sexual assault, rape, suicides, and unlawful command influence continue to permeate throughout the USAF Academy. Welcome to Dark Sabre, Season 2.