My understanding is that USMA is required to fill the vacancy if there is a qualified candidate. Certainly, that is the way it is done in practice. I could be wrong, but this is the first I have heard anything to the contrary.It is correct, it's the law. It would be a political nightmare for a MOC if qualified candidates were passed over without filling a vacant slot. Offered candidates have at least until May 1st to accept/decline. It's only mid-April - far too early to scramble to fill openings.That must not be completely accurate because she is 3Q'd, #1 declined and there still seems to be some question whether direct appointment will be made.Slot can not be taken away from the district. Only after all qualified candidates in the district have declined the appointment will the space be filled from the NWL. In that case the district will have an extra slate the following year.Now #1 has declined, but not sure if slot was taken from district this late in game or whether she will now receive direct appointment.Teragram ~ congrats to your DD as well! Did you find out about AOG this week?DD also received AOG and basically was told appointment for Class of 2021 was "hers to lose".Who called you? The RC? Does an AOG scholarship ensure appointment next year?My DD's wait is finally over. Phone call yesterday was told 99.9% no chance of direct appointment for class of 2021 but.....Phone call this morning....AOG Scholarship! MMI 2017-2018. USMA Class of 2022 Door is Open!!!
Confusion occurs because the process of charging appointments to MOCS gets complicated - but no qualified and nominated candidate in a district gets passed over until a slate winner accepts the appointment.
My understanding is that if a candidate from a MOC slate is offered an appointment and declines, then WP is not obliged to go to back to the slate and offer another appointment from that MOCs slate. WP has filled the obligation to offer an appointment to a candidate on the slate.