CFA Grading at USNA Summer Seminar
To those of you who took their CFA at Summer Seminar, how did you find the grading? Was it strict? If they didn’t count certain reps (pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, etc), how come? I know that West Point...
View ArticleCFA Grading at SLE
To those of you who took their CFA at SLE, how did you find the grading? Was it strict? If they didn’t count certain reps (pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, etc), how come? I know that West Point put out an...
View ArticleQuestions About Freshman Year?
I'm currently a freshman at USAFA and I would be happy to answer questions.
View ArticleCongressional Nomination
I just found out that I received my congressional nomination... Should I inform my candidate technician of this or will Westpoint find out about my nomination by themselves? Also, how long would it...
View ArticleHow to determine 3Q?
I don't look at DSs portal unless he shows me, so how do you know if your candidate is 3Q for USNA? I saw the letter he received from West Point that actually says "Admissions Committee has qualified...
View ArticleCFA Upload
Hi all! I was wondering if when your PE teacher submits the CFA, does it show up automatically on your portal or does somebody in the admissions office have to receive it and then make the change to...
View ArticleLOA
I just received a Letter of Assurance to the Air Force Academy for the class of 2020 this morning (best day ever). Assuming I receive a nomination, how long will I be waiting until I receive my offer...
View ArticleNomination status in portal
If a candidate receives a principal nomination, does the nomination's status as "principal" show up in the CIS portal?
View ArticleGreat video of Plebe year!
Found this great video of plebe life - should be interesting for this years applicants to watch:
View ArticleLOAs
I was wondering what is the difference between having one now or not? Does it mean others are better candidates? My son has 2 noms to the USAF and 1 to the USNA, passed his CFA and DODMERBs, has...
View ArticleStill waiting for your letter???
If your status has changed to offer, but you still haven't received your offer letter, and you haven't slept in a week because you are so stressed out I'm here to help. Here's a blog post that has an...
View ArticleNot a principal nominee?
We live in VA - my daughter received a nomination from Senator Kaine, who said he is using the competitive method of nomination, and from our Congressman, who said she is not the principal nominee, but...
View ArticlePrincipal Nomination Question
Does anyone know how long it typically takes for nominations to post to the candidate portal? And then if a kid is the principal nominee (and is 3Q) how long until the appointment happens?
View ArticleDODMERB Disqualifying Conditions?
Is one instance of blood in urine with a doctors visit involved enough to get disqualified for DODMERB if it was ten years ago and hasn't happened again since? Is it significant enough that it should...
View ArticleI-Day Medical Exams
Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew about the I-Day medical tests, like how detailed the actually are, will similar to DoDMERB and all with the hearing test as well, or will it be rather...
View ArticleNew Jersey Nomination?
Has anyone from New Jersey been notified of senator nominations yet from Booker or Menendez?
View ArticleCFA Scores
Push up: 75 Pull up: 18 Sit up: 95 BB throw: 75 ft Shuttle Run: 9.7 One Mile: 6:11 How are my scores? My SR isn't very good, but is it passing?
View ArticleForum technical question
I know this is not the correct place to ask this, but I didn't see another area to do so, or a FAQ for the forum. I used to have, on the left side of the forums page, "recent posts", but not they have...
View ArticlePopular Science article on the F-35: "The Last Fighter Pilot"
As we see driverless cars being tested, here is a thought provoking article about the F-35A and the speculative future of manned air combat. http://www.popsci.com/last-fighter-pilot
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