 While a cadet, Boe earned the General Carl A Spaatz Award, the highest award given to Civil Air Patrol cadets.Colonel Boe is still a Senior Member in the Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, along with his son who recently became a Cadet.He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1987, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997.