Nomination News
Last evening I received a personal phone call from my senator. I was ecstatic when he went on to tell me that I will be his primary nominee to USMA for the upcoming year. I have not received any new...
View ArticleAnxiety?
Hello, I have read a lot on this forum and only posting something now so please bear with me. I am a candidate for the class of 2020. I imagine that I'm not the only one going crazy about this...
View ArticleA few questions
Hello, I am a candidate for USMA 2020. I have a LOE, a presidential nomination, a congressional nomination, and am 3Q'd. My main questions are about my LOE. How common is it to receive a LOE? Will a...
View ArticleLate Graduation
This might seem like a dumb question but I was wondering if there are any AROTC regulations regarding graduating after comissioning? Say a student is enrolled in a 5 year engineering degree (those do...
View ArticleIncomplete application help
I am concerned because I am reading that everyone's application is complete or not compete do to small issues like CFA; however, my application is not complete due to two things, DoDMERB and high...
View ArticleWell it's finally official!
My DS' portal was updated this AM to show an appointment to USNA. I just wanted to say thank you to all who have put up with my incessant questions and such. I think I've been more nervous than he was....
View ArticleHigh school juniors/seniors going through the application process
I am a junior in high school and plan on applying (and hopefully attending) the USNA. Just looking for a high school student my age who is going through the same process so we could share information....
View ArticleMaryland Nomination- Senator Cardin
Hello, Has anyone received news regarding nominations from Senator Cardin? I was never told of what the time line would be for receiving word from him. Thanks for your help.
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Dormitories and living conditions
hello! Very new parent here, my HS senior is applying. We were not able to visit the campus. What are the dorms like? Bathroom facilities? Things a mother thinks about Didn't the campus go under a...
View ArticleMaryland Nominations
Hello there, I know that Senator Mikulski has already sent out her nominations. That being said, has anyone heard back from Senator Cardin or Congressmen Elijah Cummings? Thanks!!
View ArticleYellow Sweater with Black N?
Just out of curiosity, I found the copy of midregs posted on the USNA website. When I got to the uniform regulations section, I came across this one peculiar entry: COMDTMIDNINST 5400.6Q 4 NOV 13...
View ArticleValue of SMC outside the military
I just wanted to throw a bone to the nervous parents of those new rats, rooks etc that have opened their check books, signed the parent plus loans and are about to cry all the way home up I81 from Lex...
View ArticleNew Jersey Nomination?
Has anyone from New Jersey been notified of senator nominations yet from Booker or Menendez?
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3/Q + Nomination + LOA
My DS, who received an LOA in September, just received his nomination letter from our senator, and just had his status on the portal changed to qualified. Now what? Will he have to wait until...
View ArticleHow many AROTC scholarships allotted each year?
Also this is probably a very dumb question, but does each school (with ROTC) have a certain number of scholarships they can award? or is it a more wider scale?
View ArticleCFA Pull Ups
For those who have taken the CFA (or are training to test), is there any specification on the correct form for the pullups? I'm wondering if it would be more beneficial to practice them with more...
View ArticleArmy or Air Force ROTC
So I just got accepted into Virginia Tech and I will be participating in the Virginia Tech Corp of Cadets as a physics major. I am currently signed up for Air Force ROTC but I'm starting to have second...
View Article2020 Hopefuls
Wanted to start a new thread for official canidates starting the application process for the Class of 2020. My DS has begun his journey. He attended CVW back in January and attended NASS session 2. I...
View ArticleThe Fallen of WWII
This video shows the staggering statistics of all those who lost their lives in WWII. Unbelievable :
View ArticleConfusing verbiage
DS applied last year, received MOC nom, approved by DoDMERB, passed CFA, Did not earn an appointment. This year, DoDMERB asked for us to send any updates to his medical record. Upon review, he was...
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