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Dive right in! Go with the USNA, and give the ROTC scholarships to deserving students.
Think of this as hanging onto the Gold and Bronze prized medals, but you can only leave with one. I can understand waiting a couple of weeks, but I wouldn't hold out much more than that. My son spun the plates of 4 service academies and two ROTC scholarships. After receiving appointments from the 2 of his most desired academies, he let the ROTC scholarships go. In these tough economic times, an ROTC scholarship could make the difference in whether a young man or woman could even afford to go to college.
Your son will eventually have to let go and grab what he really wants. As for "stubbing his toe", I hate to tell you this, but a dear young lady from my son's company left USNA a couple of weeks ago because of a bad back. Yet, a young man who required brain surgery, to remove a benign tumor, was permitted to stay. (If in a car accident, USNA requires mids to have a CT scan. This tumor was discovered by divine providence.)
There are no guarantees in life. Move toward the light.
Think of this as hanging onto the Gold and Bronze prized medals, but you can only leave with one. I can understand waiting a couple of weeks, but I wouldn't hold out much more than that. My son spun the plates of 4 service academies and two ROTC scholarships. After receiving appointments from the 2 of his most desired academies, he let the ROTC scholarships go. In these tough economic times, an ROTC scholarship could make the difference in whether a young man or woman could even afford to go to college.
Your son will eventually have to let go and grab what he really wants. As for "stubbing his toe", I hate to tell you this, but a dear young lady from my son's company left USNA a couple of weeks ago because of a bad back. Yet, a young man who required brain surgery, to remove a benign tumor, was permitted to stay. (If in a car accident, USNA requires mids to have a CT scan. This tumor was discovered by divine providence.)
There are no guarantees in life. Move toward the light.