Still in the game

I would be honored to mix spirits for all of my island friends. I may need to bring a cocktail book for the recipes though! However, I can handle the martini and Tanqueray with no problem! Still hoping that those still in the game have a great mail day.:smile:
 
I have faith that we will be back in a year, window stickers on our car, kids in Navy whites marching into Bancroft. While that image both made me cry and burst with pride - obviously God wanted to delay it a year. So mix me a French Martini and raise a glass with me for all our DS's and DD's as they prepare to leave us.


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No news here in VA (nomination from WI)...Another day has come and gone...

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No mail today, but it looks like we will get rain today and in Northern California that is WONDERFUL news!

BTW, I will have a Rockstar with Coconut Rum please :)
 
No news in IL....not sure if that is good, but it's not bad! And we only got a dusting of snow but boy is it cold!!!!
 
Getting the mail is just not what it use to be.


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time to regroup...

I've been to this thread three times today, and only now can bring myself to post. Dreaded TWE arrived yesterday. Ironically, it was the last Monday in March 2011 that our older DS received the call from MOC, so we were all sure the last Monday of March this year would be the lucky day for younger DS as well. I admit to being stunned when I got the mail - not that I had assumed it was automatic - there are too many great kids that don't get in each year - but this was not the picture I've had in my mind since the process began.

We are blessed to have wonderful options, including West Point and 4-year NROTC at Villanova.

I am confident that God's plan is playing out, but I know you all understand that my heart hurts for DS today :frown:

Go Army and Go Navy - and God bless these kids who go through so much, just to have the chance to serve!
 
My DS got the TWE last Saturday but I still find myself coming back to this thread and reading all your news. It's so hard to let this go and I am sure that if I tried to explain it to my friends they would not understand. Good luck to everyone "still in the game".
 
Still waiting in NJ....Someone suggested that very few remaining BFE's should be expected...Is this true?
 
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My DS got the TWE last Saturday but I still find myself coming back to this thread and reading all your news. It's so hard to let this go and I am sure that if I tried to explain it to my friends they would not understand. Good luck to everyone "still in the game".

So sorry for your news Tiger. We are all here for support. You are right that this unique journey is difficult to explain, and very few understand the effort. It brings tears to my eyes knowing that the next generation of adults, the one that everyone says is only looking for self-gratification, has talented committed young people like these DS and DD that consider possible paths to serve their country. I'm proud to call one special person my DS.
 
Someone suggested that very few remaining BFE's should be expected...Is this true?
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Based on what has happened in previous years, only a small number of BFEs go out this late in the process. That does NOT mean the number is zero. It's just that there historically hasn't been a huge pile waiting to be mailed at the very end.

Some of those waiting now will likely end up on the WL -- assuming there is one this year as there has been in recent years. Some will receive TWEs. A small number will get BFEs. Can't give you specific numbers and this year could be different . . . but the above scenario is the way the process normally plays out.
 
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Based on what has happened in previous years, only a small number of BFEs go out this late in the process. That does NOT mean the number is zero. It's just that there historically hasn't been a huge pile waiting to be mailed at the very end.

Some of those waiting now will likely end up on the WL -- assuming there is one this year as there has been in recent years. Some will receive TWEs. A small number will get BFEs. Can't give you specific numbers and this year could be different . . . but the above scenario is the way the process normally plays out.
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What if there has yet to be an appointment in your district? I called my MoC Saturday and they said they've heard nothing from USNA.
 
SC2015 and Tiger, so sorry to hear about your TWE's. This was a horrible week for our group for sure!

We are still on the island. But I can see the boat out in the harbor waiting to pick us up...we survived this huge blood letting, but just comparing numbers and dates from last year, it just doesn't seem like there are too many BFE's left.
 
Saturday when the TWE arrived it also arrived with a BFE (from VMI). All my husband and I saw when we opened the mailbox was the BFE. We looked at each other and both of our hearts stopped...and then...on top of the BFE...was the TWE from the Academy. Again, both of our hearts stopped. It was like winning the lottery and then realizing the numbers you were looking at were from last week's drawing.

As a parent we have to be prepared for our children's accomplishments and failures. However, we do not consider receiving a TWE a failure nor does DS - it's a bump in his journey. He has grown so much during this experience and seeing the way he handled the news and how he's been dealing with everything this week has shown us even more than before what an amazing and mature young man he has become. God has a plan for him and whatever path he is meant to take it will be one of service to our country.
 
TWE

Last December, DS was at an event where there was an RO from both the USNA & USCGA. It was a small event and DS was in a small group setting with both RO's. One RO asked DS which academy was his first choice. He replied they both were, but for different reasons. Later I asked my DS about his answer. He said he was treating all his college choices as his first choice, that way if/when the rejections came, he would not be disappointed, he would still be seeking out his 'first choices'.

Well the USNA TWE showed up yesterday, and yes he was disappointed last night, but his morning he was thinking positive about the BFE's he already has in his possession, including the one from the USCGA. And on the bright side, he wasn't going to have to make a choice between USNA and USCGA :rolleyes: USNA made the choice for him.
 
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