Sledge
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Vacancy basically means open "congressional slot."
If a MOC has one charged cadet/midshipmen quit and one graduate, the MOC would have two vacancies (assuming they have three others charged to them at the same academy). "Clear vacancy winner" means a slot is open for that MOC and one candidate on their nomination slate (assuming it was a competitive slate and not principal w alternates) has a WCS that cannot be mathematically surpassed by any of the other candidates' updates in the final stretch. Think late January, when the final eligible ACT/SAT test date scores are in or after the final application deadline has passed.
There are a lot of variables that I don't fully understand. I guess a "clear vacancy winner" could also be an unranked alternate with the highest WCS if the primary was somehow, e.g. medical, disqualified or perhaps selected another academy. Again, it's complicated and IIRC the academy doesn't have to go down the list if the first winner drops for whatever reason.
Is that murky enough for you?
If a MOC has one charged cadet/midshipmen quit and one graduate, the MOC would have two vacancies (assuming they have three others charged to them at the same academy). "Clear vacancy winner" means a slot is open for that MOC and one candidate on their nomination slate (assuming it was a competitive slate and not principal w alternates) has a WCS that cannot be mathematically surpassed by any of the other candidates' updates in the final stretch. Think late January, when the final eligible ACT/SAT test date scores are in or after the final application deadline has passed.
There are a lot of variables that I don't fully understand. I guess a "clear vacancy winner" could also be an unranked alternate with the highest WCS if the primary was somehow, e.g. medical, disqualified or perhaps selected another academy. Again, it's complicated and IIRC the academy doesn't have to go down the list if the first winner drops for whatever reason.
Is that murky enough for you?
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