AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.-
One of 36 freshman cadets caught up in a cheating scandal at the Air Force Academy has resigned, officials said Thursday.
Cadets who admitted cheating on the test have begun going before a honor executive committee that will recommend sanctions, officials said in a statement.
The cheating occurred when cadets obtained answers to an upcoming test and forwarded them through an Internet social group and private computer messages.
The test was part of a weekly series of exams on general knowledge about the Air Force. The exams do not affect cadets’ grade-point averages but are required for students to advance to their second year.
The cadet honor code forbids lying, stealing and cheating and tolerating anyone who does. Punishment for violating the code can include expulsion.
Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. John Regni restricted all 4,000 cadets to campus last month and closed the only bar on the site for what he called a “strategic pause” for cadets to reflect on the honor code.
