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Good evening everyone,
This is a tough week...a lot of folks are getting the "bad news" and as a person that has "been there" in his past, I know how this feels.
But it's not the end of the world; not even close! There are SO many options; especially if your goal is to be an officer and to serve!
I wrote a good post some years ago...but in my age, I can't seem to find it so here's the VERY SHORT version.
In a box in my "office" at home, alongside certificates, a few medals in boxes, and some other "I love me" items that accumulate in 30 years of service...there are 5 letters; TWE's we call them now. They extol me as an amazing young man, top of my class, etc...etc...
And then each one says: "we regret to inform you..."
BUT...in that same box (it's one of those big plastic things you get at an office store) are some nice folders that look like the ones you receive in the military when you get a decoration; the one that holds the citation and the paperwork.
In them are appointments to the USAFA/USMA/USNA/USMMA Classes of 1983 (there's also a TWE informing me I'm a qualified alternate to USCGA). They came after I turned down my AFROTC (Equivalent now to a type 1) scholarship with a guaranteed UPT slot and went to school for a year at Northwestern Prep. In my class of 58 were about 45 "sponsored" candidates, the rest were "freelancers."
Only 4 didn't receive appointments. ALL of us made amazing improvements in our SAT/ACT scores. And all of us had a focus: military officer. The four that didn't receive appointments, ALL received ROTC scholarships.
It can be done...if that's truly your goal, there are SO many avenues to achieve those gold bars...but you have to want it that badly.
I'm happy to keep helping ANYONE in ANY way I can!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
This is a tough week...a lot of folks are getting the "bad news" and as a person that has "been there" in his past, I know how this feels.
But it's not the end of the world; not even close! There are SO many options; especially if your goal is to be an officer and to serve!
I wrote a good post some years ago...but in my age, I can't seem to find it so here's the VERY SHORT version.
In a box in my "office" at home, alongside certificates, a few medals in boxes, and some other "I love me" items that accumulate in 30 years of service...there are 5 letters; TWE's we call them now. They extol me as an amazing young man, top of my class, etc...etc...
And then each one says: "we regret to inform you..."
BUT...in that same box (it's one of those big plastic things you get at an office store) are some nice folders that look like the ones you receive in the military when you get a decoration; the one that holds the citation and the paperwork.
In them are appointments to the USAFA/USMA/USNA/USMMA Classes of 1983 (there's also a TWE informing me I'm a qualified alternate to USCGA). They came after I turned down my AFROTC (Equivalent now to a type 1) scholarship with a guaranteed UPT slot and went to school for a year at Northwestern Prep. In my class of 58 were about 45 "sponsored" candidates, the rest were "freelancers."
Only 4 didn't receive appointments. ALL of us made amazing improvements in our SAT/ACT scores. And all of us had a focus: military officer. The four that didn't receive appointments, ALL received ROTC scholarships.
It can be done...if that's truly your goal, there are SO many avenues to achieve those gold bars...but you have to want it that badly.
I'm happy to keep helping ANYONE in ANY way I can!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83