Recent content by Ddecos

As much as I hate to agree because he loves it and is great at it I do indeed agree. Thanks for the info and advice!

I appreciate you and the time you take to share! Very good and important information. As a parent I am stressed and busy trying to educate myself so I can give him good advice but am careful not to push. I learned along the way how important it is "he" wants this and not me. But that said...

I am overwhelmed by everyone's willingness to share the above information and appreciate it greatly. All of it seriously motivated my son and he has some tough decisions to make. I know he will, and they will be good ones. Thank you for your assistance in that! You all play an important part in...

Wow!! Am I glad I asked that question! Thanks for such a detailed and thorough answer DaveJean!!

My son dug a hole his freshman year because he started a business and was unaware of service academy's. He supervised 24 people at 14 yoa so he has a good explanation for not having a 4.0 GPA. Straight A's and great resume now. But he is so involved in ROTC and Police Explorers it's unlikely he...

Yes. Specifically not patriotically. I'm a retiree and meant no offense. In your example, did that persons parent graduate an academy or "just" served in the military hence meeting the bar for presidential nomination.

Legacy meaning parents were graduates of an Academy or were just in the military?

All really really good answers and well said! I appreciate the effort and am clear now. I just wish he (we) were already in your shoes! He is working so hard for this opportunity. Thanks so much to all of you and congratulations!

SC2020, so did that mean your DD got that nomination and they didn't have to bother with the MOC process? My question was to get a feel for the effort and or ability for the academy, by way of the presidential nomination slots, give to "military kids" with all things being equal resume wise.

Thanks DaveJean! Good to know the ratio. He will of course apply every way he can.

Other then obviously increasing your chances instead of just having the normal congressional/senatorial and VP avenues, does the eligibility for presidential due to fathers service really hold weight? Do they try and accommodate military family member all things being equal?

I really appreciate the info. I feel like he will do his part. But what I've heard about nominations is everything from; you have to make a "donation" to your congressman and volunteer at their office, to he has to be valedictorian, and he has to be a star athlete, and president of everything...

Thanks very much! I'll check it out.

Congrats! Hope to be in your shoes one day. My son is doing everything he can to be like your son. Please, share your secrets on the process. I myself am stressing over getting a nomination. Any thoughts? It seems grueling and statistically unlikely.

My son strongly desires to attend the USAFA. We are willing to host a cadet over holidays etc as a mutual benefit to the cadet and my son. Is there a program in place for that already? I'm retired military myself and we reside in the Washington DC area.