Recent content by sweettooth

I'd send in the housing deposit. Here in Arizona families send in the housing deposit asap to make sure their kid has a room. I think we got our deposit back when our son got USMA appointment in late May.

from the Army Times today. Former SSGT Clinton Romesha to be awarded MOH for bravery on Oct. 3, 2009, during the attack on Combat Outpost Keating in eastern Afghanistan. http://www.armytimes.com/news/2013/01/army-medal-of-honor-romesha-011113 Hero of COP Keating battle to receive MoH...

Check out this feature from the Chronicle of Higher Education titled "Where do your freshman come from" It should open to the Naval Academy but in case it doesn't search at the top by school. Then you can click on the play feature at the top left of the map of the USA to see a visual...

I think the OP wanted a sense of what each academy is like and in what ways they might differ from each other. Of course, all cadet candidates should prioritize which service they want to serve in and then get down into the nitty-gritty of what a particular campus (post or base in the case of...

Fritz I think you are right that the service academies do a good job of diversity. However this forum is to share information and support cadet candidates. It is not a political forum. Per the Service Academy General Posting Rules "- The purpose of this site is not to discuss politics...

Sorry about that! USCGA 20% black and hispanic, 33% women 1st-year students: 4% In-state students 96% Out-of-state students 33% Women 67% Men 1% American Indian or Alaska Native 5% Asian 5% Black or African American 15% Hispanic/Latino <1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander...

Hello Crossingmyfinger, Contrary to Agladhad's assertion, I would submit to you that all the service academies are more diverse than the typical liberal arts college in some areas and less in others. Geographically: Take a look at this interactive map complied by the Chronicle of higher...

I added 2011 again and got 99.8%.

Class of 2012 Branch Selections! Branch -number cadets selected, % of corp 2012; % in 2011 Infantry 239, 23.2% in 2012; 21.8% in 2011 Field Artillery 149, 14.5% in 2012; 13.9% in 2011 Air Defense 51, 5% in 2012; 4.8% in 2011 Aviation 120, 11.7% in 2012; 10.8% in 2011 Armor 99, 9.6% in...

The ROTC link noted 347 branched MI with 50 detailed to Armor, 24 detailed to Chemical, 46 deatiled to Field Artillary and 101 detailed to Infantry. West point noted 69 branched MI with 30 detailed to other branches (didn't see which specific detailed branches).

I compared the ROTC list from the link in your post with the USMA's 2011 selections and here's what I found as far as rates go. By my count there were 2537 ROTC cadets and 1054 USMA 2011 cadets. This comparison is only for general purposes because the numbers are one year off (2010 ROTC v 2011...

It makes sense to me that the Army would value the ball throw because it equates to throwing a grenade.

Of course not knowing anything about your specific case it's hard to say how to proceed. My advice is to continue the application process. You might consider having your pediatrician write a letter in support of your medical status, depending on what the medical issue is that might help.

I am referring to the totality of your posts. I am concerned about the high school students and cadets reading your posts being mislead as to the acceptable manner to conduct their speech as members of the US armed forces. Also per the rules of the service academy forums (emphasis added)...

Thank you CC, I appreciate your civility. I am really interested in your view as a retired officer on this issue. IMO your posts display a very negative view of the President and the administration. This is a non political discussion board for young people considering attending our service...