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    High School Awards Day

    Your ALO will have an appointment certificate to present to you. He or she knows that you have been appointed, but will not know about your Awards Night date. It helps if you can provide the date and point of contact for ALO to call. Blue Skies ALO and USAFA parent
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    June Ball / Festivities

    Looking ahead to The Class of 2014 graduation…If families are in town, which activities can they attend. I'm specifically wondering about the June Ball and the Dinner Cruise Thanks Blue
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    Principle Status?

    Indiana My son is a KP senior from Indiana. Ask away! KP is an amazing place! Having kids at other academies as well, I can honestly say that KP offers opportunities unavailable anywhere else. The biggest problems that my son is facing now is 1) making sure he is ready for his licensing...
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    USAFA and Scholarships?

    If you have been appointed, you may want to forego the need-based scholarships. If not, just apply like you would, but be sure to indicate that you hope to attend a service academy. My daughter's scholarships were all merit based- meaning that need was not a consideration. When she applied...
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    USAFA and Scholarships?

    Yes, it's a bit different than it used to be. We also had another cadet who had scholarships. It was like your experience. Now, all scholarship checks must be made out "Pay to the order of the US Treasury". How scary is that?! HaHa! Blue
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    USAFA and Scholarships?

    No, it's correct… if there is anything that the USAFA must be responsible for notifying them about, it is not going to work. For example, if the USAFA must apply it to books, then provide documentation, no dice. If you are allowed to handle the notification, it will work. Your...
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    USAFA and Scholarships?

    If it is acceptable to the donor, scholarships can be used at the USAFA. Some folks on this forum think that cadets should not "take scholarships away" from others, but I disagree. If you are selected by the scholarship committee as the student they feel best represents their organization, you...
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    Principal Nominations

    The Nominating Committees can do it any way they want to. The one in my district switches according to the situation that year. If there is an outstanding candidate, who may be overshadowed by another candidate (on paper), a P-Nom will be used to protect the "lesser" candidate's chances. He...
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    Did I get accepted?

    He was very likely giving you the good news!!! Two of my candidates had exactly the same thing happen to them yesterday. They were deferred on one day, then offered Appointments the next. The MOCs have just received a batch of appointment notifications. They are given about a week and a...
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    EA and Waiver Help

    We ALOs don't really know what is happening with the cycle this year because everything is new with the Early Notification. The best I can tell you is that it is positive that you have had a waiver requested for you. Many students have already received letters telling them that they are NOT...
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    I have heard good teports about the new Doolies

    We've been hanging out with friends this week in COS who are serving as cadre for 4 different squadrons this year. They have had good things to say about ALL of the Basics they are working with. They DO want the Basics to succeed. They said the first AFT is ALWAYS rough since it is a...
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    What exactly is an ALO?

    (And some have had 28 - 30 schools :) For me, being an ALO is a way to say "thanks" for my son's / daughter's opportunity to attend the USAFA. It's a way to help others through the complicated process of applying. Please reach out to your ALO if you haven't heard from him or her. When...
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    Deployment/Acceptance

    I have had one of my candidates in this situation. PM me with the details and we can talk. Blue Skies
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    Fires and the Summer Seminar

    SuaSponte and Blahu may find that parental assistance / access will be beneficial and maybe even necessary to them in their potential military careers. Stealth is spot on about this, and many (most ?) military families have similar kinds of arrangements that Stealth describes, particularly...
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    Fires and the Summer Seminar

    The unnecessary "snarkiness" of a couple of the previous responses is puzzling. Probably would have been better to just not say anything at all. The mom is just concerned and is new at the USAFA experience-- just as you will be on June 27th. Cut her (and others) some slack. You will hope...
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