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My DS just sent in his acceptance yesterday!

My DS has been offered an appointment for the class of 2016. You say the program has changed a lot and is still changing... can you elaborate on those changes?

DS is not concerned with how much "fun" he will or will not have. In fact he welcomes the sacrifice inherent in attending a service academy. He is also aware of the selection of majors available at USMMA and intends to pursue Marine Engineering Systems if he attends. As mentioned, his career...

My DS has been offered an appointment to USMMA and is still waiting to hear from USNA. A question that he has is about whether and how USMMA allows students to expore military career options. DS's dream beyond college is to become an officer in the Navy. At USNA and NROTC, they spend time during...

Congrats everyone. My DS received LOA in October, nomination from PA senator last week, and BFE yesterday! We are thrilled for him.

Quick update... DS got an early Christmas present on Thursday... a nomination from Senator Toomey! Combine that with his LOA and I believe that will add up to an appointment offer in the next few weeks! He is very excited!

Reading this thread has made us wonder... DS was cleared by DODMERB weeks ago but his USNA application says "For information regarding your medical exam or status please visit the DODMERB website." Does this mean that USNA does not have his DODMERB clearance? If so what should we do?

Yes, DS is applying to both USMMA and USNA. He has an LOA from USMMA. Both his senators required that he specify just one academy on his application, so he chose USNA for one and USMMA for the other. This particular 2nd interview is for the senator that he chose USMMA. In his first interview...

DS received letter that he is scheduled for a 2nd interview with one of his senators. Obviously this is good news but we didn't realize this could happen. Do most MOC's have second rounds of interviews? Anybody have experience with this?

This is interesting... had not heard of the CVW. My DS has not received an LOA but wants more than anything to attend USNA. Your suggestion is to have him contact his BGO to express an interest? Do you think that could increase his chances of receiving an appointment? He visited USNA twice, the...

Lynpar, in your experience, will they accept it if it is after the deadline? I guess I could call them...

Thank you for your responses. We certainly didn't realize that for USMMA he could apply to all congressmen in the state. Not sure if there is time at this point to reach out to any others. A quick search reveals that most of them had Oct deadlines. And we thought we had done our research!

I posted a couple of days ago about my DS receiving his LOA from USMMA. I am now just trying to understand the nomination process. FYI, DS is also applying to USNA but to date has not received an LOA. His MOC interviews are now underway. How many nominations can the MOC's give out? I've heard...

Thank you to everyone for your responses. Quick question since I'm new to this forum and don't always know all the acronyms... what does MOC stand for?

My DS just received his LOA in the mail yesterday indicating that he has been accepted to USMMA pending congressional nomination. He has had one interview so far and will have two others within the next month (with senators / congressman). I am just trying to get a feel for the likelihood of him...