RPI Trivia
Air Force History
Cadre Fun Facts
AFROTC 101
Celebrities in the Air Force
100

This was the year that RPI was founded

1824

100
This is the first company to launch aircraft into space.

Space X

100

This cadre member has an instgram for their pet which is named after The Big Lebowski.

Mrs. Oksman

100

This officer rank symbol is a black oak leaf.

Lieutenant Colonel

100

This veteran of the Air Force famously beat up Bruce Lee.

Airman First Class Chuck Norris

200

RPI is soon to aquire the most powerful supercomputer at any private university from this company

IBM

200

This is the fastest jet in the US military.

SR-71 Blackbird

200

This cadre member is related to George Washington.

SSgt Lewis

200

When passing a male and female captain in uniform at 1600, this is proper greeting.

Good afternoon Ma'am, good afternoon Sir.

200

This veteran of the Air Force once said "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents."

Master Sergeant Bob Ross

300

This mascot of RPI can be seen supporting the school at all hockey games.

Puckman

300

This war featured the first jet to jet combat.

The Korean War

300

This cadre member has a pet chicken named Sirius Black.

Lt Col Miller

300

This General is the Chief of Space Opertations 

Gen B. Chance Saltzman

300

This Air Force veteran played God in the Jim Carrey movie "Bruce Almighty."

Airman First Class Morgan Freeman

400

The President of RPI Dr. Schmidt, is known to his friends as what.

Marty/Martin

400

This is the birthday of the Air Force. It shares this birthday with the CIA.

September 18th, 1947

400

This cadre member featured on the Veteran's Day special of Chubby's newsletter wearing Chubby's shorts instead of his OCP pants.

Captain Lipeles

400

Name the ranks of all cadre at Detachment 550.

Staff Sergeant Lewis

Technical Seargent Gresham

Captain Lipeles

Lieutenant Colonel Miller

400

This Air Force veteran played music at Fulson Prison Live and is known for falling into a great ring of fire.

Staff Sergeant Johnny Cash

500

"I Want You" to give the name of this famous patriot buried in Troy, NY.

Uncle Sam

500

This modern fighter jet was designed by an RPI alumni.

F-16 Fighting Falcon

500

This cadre member is Facebook friends with one of the owners of the Black Rifle Coffee company.

TSgt Gresham

500

These 3 core values represent the virtures held by the Air Force.

Integrity First

Service Before Self

Excellence in All We Do

500

This Air Force veteran was a modern man, a man for the millenia, digital, and smoke free. He was also court-marshialed 3 times.

George Carlin