A Percentage Question.

Christcorp said:
Reader's Digest version:

Triple Q (Qualified)

1. You achieve "candidate" status from the academy.
2. You are cleared by DoDMERB (if you're not, you can get a medical waiver from the individual SA's)
3. You have been nominated by a congressperson.

Basically it means that you are qualified academically, physically, and have been nominated. later... mike....
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I liked this way better cause then I could easily tell if I'm qualified or not. :frown: lol
 
Now, this might come out stupid...But how do you know if you're triple qualified??? lol you guys mentioned how someone becomes 3qd, but how can you tell? do they post them somewhere or are you supposed to call your guidance counselor?
 
It tells you in the application portal. If you became a candidate before you recieved your nomination then you were qualified. You can call as well
 
How do we know if we are pilot qualified? Or is that something we find out once we get out there?
 
flyersboy114 said:
It tells you in the application portal. If you became a candidate before you recieved your nomination then you were qualified. You can call as well
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Being a candidate does not mean you are scholastically qualified. I was a candidate for the Class of 2013 in the spring of '08. I was found to be scholastically qualified in November '08.
 
Christcorp said:
What do you mean by LOA's but NOT LOa's and Nominations? An LOA means LETTER OF ASSURANCE. They are assuring you that you will get an appointment to the academy IF you GET your nomination and you PASS your medical. They won't give an LOA out unless your application is 100% complete; with the exception that you haven't received your Nomination yet and/or haven't finished your medical review yet. So, it's IMPOSSIBLE to get an appointment with an LOA without a nomination. There are a lot of different nominations. And there are even a few unique slots that the academy has; but those count as nominations. So, does that answer the question, or do you need to rephrase it? later...mike....
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ya sorry for the confusion....i didn't make it clear lol. I know the point of an LOA and how it secures you a appt with DODMERB cleared and nom, but My question is really this: Is there anyone that does get an LOA+nom+DODMERB that never gets an appointment??? or is the LOA mean that NO MATTER WHAT if you get the other two, then you get the appointment???:rolleyes:
 
Yes, the word "Assurance" pretty much is a guarantee. If you get the nomination, DODMRB passes; and assuming nothing changes from the time of the LOA until appointment time; e.g. failed a class, got arrested, broke your leg, etc... then you are assured the appointment. later.... mike.....
 
Christcorp said:
Yes, the word "Assurance" pretty much is a guarantee. If you get the nomination, DODMRB passes; and assuming nothing changes from the time of the LOA until appointment time; e.g. failed a class, got arrested, broke your leg, etc... then you are assured the appointment. later.... mike.....
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Does a broken leg disqualify one? What if the broken leg is healed and medically approved/waived by reporting day?
 
In theory; if you received your LOA in November; broke your leg the next day; reported it; and could get re-cleared by DODMRB prior to "I" day; then yes. You would still be allowed to go.

And for those interested; you heard that if you get injured or sick in BCT and can't complete BCT, that if you are sent home that they hold your slot open for next year. That is true. However; that only applies if you actually get to basic and take the oath. If you get injured and don't make it to basic, then it's a whole new world. later... mike....
 
dont know how or why i saw alot of people on form 18s for nearly all of basic, but they still "passed" and are here now... any basic cadre opinions?
 
Roman said:
~1600 get appointments (but about 1300+ end up accepting) and I think it should be noted that of those with nominations only 2200 are triple Q'd.

I mentioned in another thread that if you are triple Q'd and have a nomination, there's a 78% chance that you'll receive an appointment (based off of last year's stats).
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Based on your numbers, yes, the 78% "chance" is basically accurate, but actually it's not entirely precise.

Using your figures above of 2200 3-Q'd; 1600 appointments; 1300 accepted, I think you're overlooking the fact that about 300 of those acceptee slots are basically already set aside for last year's applicants who are now successfully completing a year in one of the Prep programs (each year about 250 are sent to AFA Prep and 100 are sent to Falcon Foundation Prep, of which maybe 300 of those 350 then proceed to admission the next year). On the other hand, the good news :smile:is that another 350 or so of this year's applicants get assigned as NEW Preps this year. So, about 300 or so acceptee slots are constantly being rolled over, in and out of Prep.

Perhaps another way to look at it then is that each year there is about a 62% chance of Direct Appointment for a 3-Q'd and Nominated applicant who is in the fresh-out-of-high-school pool, and about a 13% chance of Prep (being offered either AFA Prep or Falcon Prep). Yes, 62% + 13% only totals 75%, but I'm assuming that the estimate shouldn't add up to 78% because several dozen AFA Preps each year come out of the Enlisted ranks, which is a different applicant pool. None of this is exact science, of course!
 
HNeedle said:
dont know how or why i saw alot of people on form 18s for nearly all of basic, but they still "passed" and are here now... any basic cadre opinions?
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Most of us consider those people worthless and they usually get attention as trying to avoid training or being perpetually "broken." Not a good position to be it at all.
 
O ya, PS, for all the 2012s out there, I will be one of your cadre for GE during third period this summer. :) Looking forward to round 2 with everyone, but more fun this time!
 
So can some one clarify how many prep school spots are offered? I am triple q'd---it seems that only about 200 that are triple q'd walk away empty handed?
 
lol we have a few form 18 riders in my squad... ugh!


They were way more strict on medically turning back people this year hal, thus allowing the injured to pass and continue on into the academic year with the rest of us.
 
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