Case Study of USAFA’s Due Process Failures and Punitive Overkill: A Path to Reformation

Read the 10-page January 2026 memo by Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, USAF ret, USAFA ’89, Vice Chairman of the USAFA Board of Visitors regarding a disciplinary case at the Academy. STARRS Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose, USAFA ’69, assisted with the memo. BLUF from the memo: A year of draconian punishments being imposed … Continue reading Case Study of USAFA’s Due Process Failures and Punitive Overkill: A Path to Reformation