Not quite correct.
Cadet command clearly states the it is the responsibility of the applicant to be accepted to the college.
Whether or not you have been accepted to schools has no bearing or carries no weight on receiving a scholarship.
A majority of schools do not even send out acceptance letters until after the first 2 boards.
A majority applicants that were selected on the first board had not been accepted to any schools.
While it is a very good idea to have applied to schoolas that you feel you have a good chance of being accepted, You DO NOT need to be accepted to the colleges you listed on your application prior to the boards. There is not even a place on the application, or the interview sheet that asks if you have been accepted.
The only benefit to being accepted is that the PMS, when putting a check mark next to names of applicants that have listed their school, may be more inclined to check yes and check 4 year instead of 3 year AD. Sometimes PMS will check the 3 year box if they feel the applicant has a low chance of acceptance. Of course being accepted early means ED for most colleges which is a whole other subject.
Again, do not worry if you have not been accepted to the schools you have listed by the time your application goes to the boards, It has no bearing at all.
although he will need a medical waiver. His interviewer knew about that issue, so we hope it might be a good sign that they offered a scholarship anyway.