Pom-poms, Ready! Meet the U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Who is About to Make Her Super Bowl Debut as a Seattle Seahawks Cheerleader
When the Super Bowl starts up on Sunday evening, the Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback won’t be the only high-ranking team member to hit the field – in fact, there will be a first lieutenant among them.
Alicia is a member of the Seahawks’ cheerleading squad who also works as a full-time production manager for the Air Force.
The San Diego, California native joined the team as a rookie this season after dancing on the cheerleading squad at the U.S. Air Force Academy, her alma matter.
Alicia has been on active military duty for the last seven years.
After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 2010, Alicia was stationed in Seattle to help manage the production of military air crafts.
Last fall her mother suggested that she continue her cheerleading career as an adult while also serving in the military.
In fact, she comes from a military family – her older brother is an army green beret. She has said that she always wanted to follow in his footsteps and be a soldier.
After some research, the buxom blonde decided to try out for a role on the Seattle Seahawks’ ‘Sea Gals’ squad. But she had to seek approval from the military before even applying for a spot on the team, as the auditions’ final round is aired live on local television.
She told Seattle TV show Evening Magazine that she had to ‘write a talking paper about how it would be beneficial to the Air Force for me to be a Sea Gal. They decided it would be a great idea.’
In April, she auditioned for a spot on the squad alongside 250 other hopefuls.
After multiple elimination rounds, it was decided that Alicia would be one of 34 girls on the team.
‘It was awesome, very surreal,’ she told blog On Her Game of how it felt when she learned that she had been accepted.
In her Sea Gal online bio, she says that her best life experience came ‘the day I joined the Military. I was 18 years old at the time, and the Air Force shaped me into the person I am today. Some days have been hard, but every day has been worth it.’
She made her Sea Gal debut on August 17 at Seattle’s CentryLink Field.
She told Evening Magazine: ‘We do have to stay in line while we are cheerleading and do a lot of the same things as the person next to you – much like you do in the military. They do complement each other.’
This year was a good one for Alicia to to join the Sea Gal squad. On Sunday the Seattle Sea Hawks will face off against the Denver Broncos in the 48th Super Bowl.
The young dancer could not be more excited. She wrote to fans on her Facebook page: ‘I still cannot believe that next week we will be in New York! I am so proud of our Seahawks team and all of the amazing Sea Gals! And thank you to our awesome fans for helping us get there! Go Hawks!’
