(U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.) — A grieving family is still pushing the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) for answers on why their daughter's death was never reviewed in a capacity that would bring change, as her last words requested in her suicide note. In November 2021, 22-year-old former cadet Cailin Foster wrote a final plea to her family before taking her own life: "Do all that you can to make sure I am the last one." PREVIOUS COVERAGE Cadet’s haunting suicide note prompts parents to file wrongful death claims against Air Force Academy Cailin had allegedly been the victim of rape in her freshmen year at the Academy, and her family believes her mental health declined due to the trauma of that incident. Cailin's father, Gary Foster--an Academy graduate himself--argues that the Academy had multiple procedures in place to care for his daughter, and all of them failed. Cailin was reportedly placed on an at-risk list that is supposed to signal that the cadet requires extra support, though she was removed from the list in a matter of days without ever receiving any mental health care. "What kind of successful system do you have when you put somebody in who is supposed to go to Mental Health... you remove them five days later, and the Commander doesn't even know that she was removed," said Gary in a follow-up interview with FOX21 News on Jan. 16, 2025. "These are the type of failure points that need to be investigated." Gary said the Air Force has given no recourse to the family, and instead, provided a 159-page report that was entirely redacted. Among the questions the family wants answered is why Cailin's alleged rapist was not pursued for military conduct, and instead allowed to disenroll for academic performance and given an honorable discharge. "Her [assailant], believe it or not, was on honor probation, conduct probation, aptitude probation, and academic probation... so my question to the Academy is, 'why didn't you pursue the military route?'" Gary asked. "This was a very bad cadet, that [the Academy] took the easy way out, and let him disenroll and gave him an honorable discharge." Cailin Foster's suicide note to her family, November, 2021 Courtesy: Colleen Foster The Fosters filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Academy in 2023, with the goal of upholding Cailin's final request and bringing about change that would keep other cadets from suffering the same fate. Since then, the family said they have received no further communication from the Academy. "If they would come back and actually respond to some of my direct inquiries, and say, 'yes, we understand.' No, we get nothing from the Academy. We don't even know if they even did an investigation," Gary said of the alleged sexual assault Cailin suffered. Gary said multiple of Cailin's roommates also reported that they were sexually assaulted during their time at the Academy, which points to a larger issue of protecting cadets and advocating for their safety. Gary said he wants to see more accountability in how the Academy approaches sexual assault within its institution. "We were hoping there would be a full-up investigation, they'd find all the failure points, and they would fix them," Gary said. "Things do not get better if nobody's willing to get into the details in order to learn from their mistakes." Gary said a policy called the Agenda for Change that was put into place in 2003, when he was still working for the Academy, has not been followed, resulting in the kind of rampant conduct that led to Cailin's assault. He hopes his ongoing efforts for justice will inspire transparency and a renewed effort by the Academy to protect the lives and wellbeing of cadets, ending the cycle with Cailin. "She would be very proud of us," said Colleen Foster, Cailin's mom. "Her last note was 'do all you can to make sure... I'm the last one.' We have to fight for her, we have to honor her... I'll never stop fighting for her. The truth has to come out, positive change has to be made." FOX21 News reached out to USAFA for comment and did not receive a response. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. Call or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; this service provides 24/7 confidential support for anyone in crisis or emotional distress.