I am in no position to speak on behalf of NAPS or USNA but I am under the impression that those who attend NAPS fall into three groups: Prior Service members who spend a year to getting back into the student lifestyle, recruited athletes who need to develop the skills needed to both balance D1...
I was in a very similar situation, I had a direct appointment to USMA and declined it to attend NAPS. I just felt that I would best serve my country in the naval service. Your DS has two great opportunities and I hope he succeeds either way he chooses.
Congrats to everyone who has been notified of their offer of appointment to the Naval Academy Preparatory School for the Class of 2019. If you would like, please post your information as follows:
# posted / profile name / self-DD-DS / date notified of NAPS offer / Accepted,Declined,Undecided /...