Recent content by EastTXEagleScoutDad

No varsity sports. Very active in Scouting (Eagle) with multiple leadership positions including serving on staff at BSA National Leadership Training courses for the last 3 years, Jazz Band guitarist @ school, UIL Computer Science Team captain, HOSA Debate Team, various school leadership...

His MOC does not require the Academy's application to be completed prior to submission of the MOC Nomination Packet. The Nomination packet consists of 10 pages, with the last page being his CFA scores. That particular page states, "In order to qualify for admission to the Service Academies, you...

I do agree that his CFA scores are not competitive. He's not a wimp by any means, just not athletic. He does jog periodically, he exercises on an elliptical and lifts weights...but not with frequency. After Summer Session 2012 he was somewhat disappointed in that the impression he received from...

Not real sure about that. His MOC Nomination Packet does require the CFA scores to be reported as part of the packet's information...don't know how much consideration is attributed to the CFA by his MOC when considering all the other information requested and the required essays.

9 days left for my son to get his MOC Nomination Packet submitted. We did a "run-through" of the CFA today...not very good: 54 feet Basketball Throw, 0 Chin-ups, 9.75 Shuttle Run, 41 Sit-ups, 35 Push-ups, 9:10 Mile Run. My son is of slender build, just not athletic. In contrast, his ACT...

Son accepted for the 2012 Summer Session!! My son Gene applied for the 2012 Summer Session around December 13th. He received his SS acceptance email January 4th!! Will be attending the "C" session. He spent an hour or so this evening watching USAFA Summer Session videos on YouTube. His...