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I received a four year scholarship to Cornell University that would begin this fall. According to the DODMERB site I am still "pending waiver submission/review" on an unlikely waiver for color deficiency. For many reasons I have decided this is no longer an avenue I wish to pursue. How do I...

Just tried to access the site from the link on my USNA portal and got a warning about its expired security certificate... anyone else have this problem/know what's going on here?

I was DQ'ed for "color vision that does not meet specific service's standards" when I took the DoDMERB eye exam for USNA (holding out for a waiver). I have yet to take a medical exam for NROTC (I hear that happens after you have been offered the scholarship; does DoD administer it again?), but...

Is there an absolute deadline for MOCs to submit their nominations? I have heard January 31st be thrown around often... Is this true? Must all the academies (with the exception of USCGA) be notified of nominees by this deadline?

I received an email from my field force representative stating that the academy is requesting that I be interviewed. The email stated "this in no way guarantees or implies acceptance. It just means that you are being seriously considered based on the information that we have so far." I was...

My question is, can an LOA be issued to a candidate who is pending a medical waiver? Do you have to have the waiver issued before one of these is sent out, or is there a possibility of receiving one prior? Also, how about for a CVW? If the application is mostly complete, would a waiver pending...

I have yet to take the DoDMERB Exam, but I fear I may be color blind. Does anyone know the test used to detrmine this, and how likely it is that USMA would give me a waiver for this? I did post this as a USNA thread, but I want to see the differences in waiver likelihood between the two academies.

I have yet to take the DoDMERB Exam, but I fear I may be color blind. Does anyone know the test used to detrmine this, and how likely it is that USNA would give me a waiver for this?

Hi all! I'm a prospective candidate to both the USNA and USMA for the class of 2018. I currently live in New Jersey in the 5th district. Anyone else on here from there. I'll be excited to learn more about the academies from this forum!