Recent content by GrilledCheese94

TD here. He's locked on for NSI Iteration 2 at Great Lakes. Best wishes to those still in the fight. As always...'94 SAYS SEMPER FIDELIS & BEAT ARMY! GrilledCheese94

No change, still “Pending” as of 6am update (checked @ 7:20am) all times East Coast. We’re PA-04 (suburban Philadelphia).

We are planning on attending with my father. Our son will be the 3rd consecutive generation of our family to begin their Naval Service at Great Lakes. My father went there for Recruit Training in ‘61, I went there for Recruit Training & EM “A” School in ‘87.

Don’t sweat the admin side or ship’s movement. If you get a spot at either NAPS or USNA, your ship will cut orders no different from any PCS move. The Navy will get you to either Newport or Annapolis in time. Keep your chain-of-command in the loop.

Same here. Waiver for single DQ already granted by USAFA, USMMA, NROTC, ROTC, & AFROTC.

I think PA-02 & PA-04 (Philadelphia & Philadelphia suburbs) have at least 1 per congressional district so far, you'd have to bounce that off of the list on the other thread.

Our son will most likely be following his NROTC path and declining his USMMA appointment. He'll decide for sure by Monday afternoon when we return from one last college visit. We are from PA-04 for what that's worth. Fingers crossed for you.

Curious as to how many took the original TD email as gospel, then immediately accepted another SA offer, then got the "Oops, sorry about that..." email. Talk about awkward! Also curious to see if the USNA PAO gets out ahead of any potential media chatter.

Waiver status will definitely show up in her DoDMERB portal.

Son has his NSI slot locked in for Great Lakes this summer. If USNA happens, it happens. If not, he’s got a great college experience & NROTC awaiting him regardless.

Yellow fever vaccine was the worst (at the time, Great Lakes in ‘87)!

USNA & NROTC are separate in every sense of the word. One doesn’t have a thing to do with the other. The Brigade is reconfiguring back to 36 companies once again.

USE. YOUR. CHAIN. OF. COMMAND. Hint: It’s all the same Navy.

Can you tell I’m bored at work? I’m trying to wrap my head around various ways that the entire SA & ROTC process could be done more efficiently. An exercise in futility, but I have time to kill. Building a better mousetrap isn’t one of Uncle Sam’s specialities, unfortunately!

USNA generally doesn’t pursue a medical waiver until they’re going to offer an appointment. USNA portal will show DQ unless they decide to pursue a waiver. DoDMERB will show “Under Review” until a waiver is either granted or disapproved, regardless of what USNA shows.