When the straight lines of newly accepted Air Force Academy cadets broke into a whirlwind of hugs as families flooded Stillman Field Wednesday, Eileen Um celebrated with her sister, a newly minted Naval Academy graduate.

The California native is following both her older sisters into the military, but not into the Navy, so she is expecting some friendly family rivalry at Air Force versus Navy football games.

Their mom, Soyoung Um, was surprised when her oldest, Lois Um, decided to pursue a career as an officer, but believes all three of her children were prepared for military life through their upbringing in the Southern Baptist Church. Soyoung and her husband Sang Um moved their family 10 times as their children grew up.

"I think they got the heart service through the ministry," she sai

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