My son was one of those who received notification just after the board met on 12 Jan. All of his scholarship materials were finally submitted in early November, so he could not have been chosen on the October board (had to wait on the officer interview). Our first clue that something was "amiss" was when we noticed that his Selection Status changed from "All stuff received... blah blah blah" with the colleges and address below, to a blank. The lines between "Selection Status and "Additional Information" were gone, but everything else on the page remained. That was about 2 days before the board, and I believe "singaporemom" and her son experienced the same thing. The day after the board I checked DoDMERB (my son did not apply to a service academy but I was checking anyway) and lo and behold he had an account where one had never existed before. It stated that an offer was extended on 12 Jan. I believe that the first 2 entities notified of his scholarship were DoDMERB and the receiving NROTC unit. I mention the NROTC unit because we received a snail mail letter from the Unit Commander on 16 Jan. That was our timetable. I can only surmise that his award came from the 12 Jan board, but this is a mysterious process, so it's only a guess. Sorry to be so long winded but I know I was interested in all the information I could get. The whole thing is still a bit surreal, we just received all the medical paperwork today, and so begin the doctor appointments.