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Not sure about this but the way we did the official PFE when they took it for the CGAS cadets here at my military junior college was we used a shoe as the block and we would have to go down all the way until the chest touched the top of the shoe

Swab band sounds awesome. I play snare drum and I like to think I'm alright at it so maybe I'll get a spot in that!

Also wondering about mechanical engineering. Still trying to decide between cyber and ME. Do y'all know what it is like switching from one to the other if I were to start in one and decide I'd rather do the other? I've heard its a lot easier to switch out of engineering than into it because of...

1) FJ11 / DS / Maine / 24 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / DoDMERB Qualified / Management / Soccer 2) mcboiler / DS / Kentucky / 24 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / DoDMERB Qualified / MES / Lacrosse 3) GraniteGirl / Self / NH / 21 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / MES / DoDMERB Qualified 4)...

My understanding is its kind of like ROTC for the coast guard except you're active duty and only at minority serving institutions. Here's the link to the Coast Guard's page on it...

I'm not sure if this is how it is every year, but this year CGA allowed applicants who were waitlisted the previous cycle to re-apply in EA. I couldn't apply in EA because I was just outright rejected last year so I had to apply RA. That being said, every single prep applicant I know that...

I've been talking to a whole bunch of my friends applying and it seems like nobody has gotten anything official through Bears Den since that March 5th wave

No idea if this is across the board or just my scenario, but I know I didn't start receiving any correspondence regarding a waiver for my DQ until after I received a conditional appointment.

Does anyone know if this was only sent out to people with full appointments or has anyone with a conditional appointment received this?

Any idea when this page might come out for class of 2028? it looks like some of those dates, like AEP, were happening this time last year.

I got straight up denied in EA last year, no deferral to RA. I reached out to my admissions officer and told him I was determined to go to the academy and he went through my application with me and told me what I fell short on. I decided to go to a military junior college (look up Marion...

Just RA. Was told I couldn't do early action because I was a re-applicant who did not make the wait list last year.

1) FJ11 / DS / Maine / 24 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / DoDMERB Qualified / Management / Soccer 2) mcboiler / DS / Kentucky / 24 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / DoDMERB Qualified / MES / Lacrosse 3) GraniteGirl / Self / NH / 21 Nov 23 / Will Accept / Direct / MES / DoDMERB Qualified 4)...

Congratulations, I just got my appointment tonight too!!! Now on to DoDMERB... Also because I know a lot of people have been talking about this, I didn't get a call from anyone. Just checked my portal and there it was. Email came shortly after the portal updated.

Would rotor wing only training affect a pilot's ability to fly commercial airline after getting out of the service?