To Accept or Reject

I'm going to reply to this thread because I'm a little annoyed by some of you who may be my classmates. I'm from Wisconsin and I have been on "hold" with the USMMA for a long time. If I do get an appointment it will be a great day for me. I'm glad that there will be guys/girls like Mako group who will catch the crap for acting like they deserve to be in a different school but didn't get in. Less pushups for me!
 
5 five more points for you. I say this relating to another post you made several days ago. If I had ever learned how to use those darn quotation marks y'all throw around on here I would go find it. :redface: I only wish my off the cuff point system mattered. A well spoken young adult who seems to know the right thing to say at the right time all the while sounding respectful and thoughtful would be a valuable asset as a company mate for those who excel at drawing fire.
I imagine the waiting is awful and the postal carrier is scared from all the stalking. You are all one day closer.
Best wishes

And FYI to another poster, you cannot apologize and then attack the person you just apologized to separated only by a few spaces or lines. It seems a tad insincere and completely invalidates the attempted respectful "my bad". :thumb:

One more teesy thought. It has been rumored.......yes, rumored that maybe, just maybe, a potential DI could possibly ( in all their spare time) cruise these threads to get an idea of who the new plebe candidates are.
That may be a KP urban legend, or is it?
I would love to say keep it up but that would just be stirring the pot now wouldn't it?
 
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Lynpar said:
5 five more points for you. I say this relating to another post you made several days ago. If I had ever learned how to use those darn quotation marks y'all throw around on here I would go find it. wouldn't it?
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The quote button is on the lower right of any individual post. I believe the multiquote function is also there, but I could be wrong.
 
Lynpar said:
One more teesy thought. It has been rumored.......yes, rumored that maybe, just maybe, a potential DI could possibly ( in all their spare time) cruise these threads to get an idea of who the new plebe candidates are.
That may be a KP urban legend, or is it?
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Which of the contributors to this thread do you think a DI could identify by their forum User ID? Let's hope none would be silly enough to show up with their Service Academy Forums User ID pinned to their chest. Of course the DIs might be able to identify those posters because they mentioned that they also applied to other SAs. That should really narrow the field. :cool:
 
Anonymity on the internet is a myth. Especially where forums are concerned.

Either way, It's basic training, not summer camp. If it were easy, what would be the fun in that?
 
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Anonymity on the internet is a myth. Especially where forums are concerned.
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Yet, you have chosen not to use your real name on this site. Myth or not, I doubt the forum administrators are releasing the forum members actual names to a SA. Just as I doubt that any SA DI is spending the necessary time/effort to discover the actual identities. Just my opinion...:cool:
 
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Yet, you have chosen not to use your real name on this site. Myth or not, I doubt the forum administrators are releasing the forum members actual names to a SA. Just as I doubt that any SA DI is spending the necessary time/effort to discover the actual identities. Just my opinion...:cool:
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And I will be damned if I give anything more than my email to some random internet forum.
 
I don't think lurking for an actual identity is the idea, they dont need it. I would suspect they could just pick up a scent here or there of something to, just maybe be on the lookout for, that's all. Besides, the DI's probably have not yet volunteered or have not yet been voluntold as to who will or will not be participating. And who knows what luck or curse of the draw will place any DI or candidate in any particular company. You are right, you have anonymity here as far as your name goes. Besides I am just being silly. Who you are here is probably who you are in living color anyway. It would give them no advantage and I doubt many really are the sick bas$&@$ds they are rumored to be.
No worries carry on.:thumb:
 
Class of 2017 Indoc DI's will all be First Class M/N. They have successfully navigated a few years on campus, have seen the seven seas, and are VERY proud to be Kings Pointers. Although they do not stalk this forum, I would venture a guess that in the small world that is USMMA someone is going to learn about the tone in which a prospective candidate who holds the primary congressional nomination from NY-18 has chosen to remark to the parent of a Class of 2013 M/N on this forum. The attitude adjustment process should be interesting, that is, if that candidate becomes stuck with, as Jasperdog so poignently referred to as a "fallback on your fallback of your fallback." Geez, that makes me think...KP is tough enough for a well adjusted candidate who really wants to be there...
 
Well said kpcrew...food for thought indeed:thumb: Let's hope the poster's "better overall package" gets him into one of his other choice schools:shake:
 
I am quite sure that no heads up need be given to the DIs, they will out themselves upon arrival to indoc. Kids with attitude issues can't help themselves but to open their mouths when they should do the opposite.
 
Service Academy upperclass are pretty resourceful, so I wouldn't put it past anyone to be identified as a "problem child" from their forum postings before they even show up....and even if they do not, all of this "Me, Me, Me" attitude that I am hearing from MakoGroup and HeWantsTheBFE will surely rear it's ugly head when the heat turns up during Indoc. Needless to say that is the kiss of death for a plebe's academy career.
 
Navy1987 said:
Service Academy upperclass are pretty resourceful, so I wouldn't put it past anyone to be identified as a "problem child" from their forum postings before they even show up....and even if they do not, all of this "Me, Me, Me" attitude that I am hearing from MakoGroup and HeWantsTheBFE will surely rear it's ugly head when the heat turns up during Indoc. Needless to say that is the kiss of death for a plebe's academy career.
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Navy1987 said:
Service Academy upperclass are pretty resourceful, so I wouldn't put it past anyone to be identified as a "problem child" from their forum postings before they even show up....and even if they do not, all of this "Me, Me, Me" attitude that I am hearing from MakoGroup and HeWantsTheBFE will surely rear it's ugly head when the heat turns up during Indoc. Needless to say that is the kiss of death for a plebe's academy career.
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If they even make it to Plebe status! They would not be the first candidate requiring an "adjustment"
 
HeWantsTheBFE said:
Isn't it lovely how emotions come to the surface like this?

Anyway, I have a USMMA offer of appointment. Like others, my possibly options also include other service academies.

Like everybody else in the process, i went through the same paperwork, medicals, nomination processes, etc. In turn, i earned my appointment. I have until May 1 to decide what to do with it. Beyond that, it is nobody else's business. Mako has a point, if perhaps not the best way to say it.

KP2013mamadrama, I know you only want the best for your kid, and for the antagonizing wait to end. It's like that for everybody else. You aren't special in that respect.

I also happen to know that I am from your state (NY). As you might know, I am also waiting to hear from the USAFA and USNA. I hope I hear from them before May 1, so I don't have to accept the USMMA appointment, only to give it up later to go to said AFA or NA. Yet, I don't go around begging others in my state/district to give up their slot so that I can go. It's not right. I know you only mean well, but the implications of what you are saying say otherwise.

Just some food for thought.

PS: Best of luck to you and your DS.
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Not to complicate things for you, but it's entirely possible for you to be a hold candidate at your 1st choice, and fully accepted at your 2nd choice. In some cases, you can be called as late a "a few days before reporting". What do you do then? You may want to examine the reasons for your choice order. We need no know it, but there are many significant differences as you probably know. Just be true to yourself and your longer range objectives.
 
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Not to complicate things for you, but it's entirely possible for you to be a hold candidate at your 1st choice, and fully accepted at your 2nd choice. In some cases, you can be called as late a "a few days before reporting". What do you do then? You may want to examine the reasons for your choice order. We need no know it, but there are many significant differences as you probably know. Just be true to yourself and your longer range objectives.
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Which I have done, and at this point it's just playing the waiting game. The decision should make itself well before I have to worry about any kind of deadlines.

I've made my choice, my reasons are clear. Don't get me wrong, the USMMA is a FANTASTIC school, and I would love to attend if my #1 doesn't work out. But it's just waiting on that #1.
 
I'll echo what everyone else said about being the first candidate requiring adjustment. How well you do at KP (...or any service academy I suspect) is inversely proportional to the amount of times you use "I" and "me" and directly proportional to the amount of times you say "we" and "us."


In addition, I'm not quite sure why you're applying here and USNA and USAFA.... what is it you want to do? Fly jets...? Well I've got news, we teach people how to drive boats, not airplanes. This shouldn't be a plan B school for a military commission (..the mission statement makes no mention of the military). We're not a military academy, we're a service academy. The people that thrive here aren't always the smartest. Yeah the people with high GPA's and SAT scores make it through the plebe year calc and physics nut cracker just fine, but there is only so much memorizing nav law or studying stability you can do if you're not interested in going to sea to move cargo. People who are genuinely interested in the subject matter excel and leave everyone else in the dust. People who plan on going to sea know that they'll be tested on the subjects they're taking now for the rest of their sea going careers. It means that studying won't be a chore, it's a desire.
 
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In addition, I'm not quite sure why you're applying here and USNA and USAFA.... what is it you want to do? Fly jets...? Well I've got news, we teach people how to drive boats, not airplanes. This shouldn't be a plan B school for a military commission (..the mission statement makes no mention of the military). We're not a military academy, we're a service academy.
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Nah, but the recruitment brochures do. Here is from USMMA web site. I guess they forgot to ask for your approval.

Midshipmen who master this demanding curriculum earn a unique combination of credentials:
•An highly-regarded Bachelor of Science degree
•A U.S. Coast Guard license
•An officer’s commission in the U.S. Armed Forces

For this reason, Academy graduates are highly sought after as officers in the military and the merchant marine. This merchant fleet of efficient and productive commercial ships owned by U.S. companies and registered and operated under the American flag, forms an essential part of our domestic and international transportation system. U.S. Merchant Marine graduates play a key role in this industry, which is vital to America’s economy and continued prosperity.

All graduates have a service obligation upon graduation that provides the most career options offered by any of the federal academy.
•Graduates can choose to work five years in the United States maritime industry with eight years of service as an officer in any reserve unit of the armed forces.
•Or five years active duty in any of the nation’s armed forces.
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No longer can the "last minute" appointment be made. Just found that out when in Chicago two weeks ago at an Academy Information event. It's because of the TWIC card and the time it takes to do the background check, etc. They used to make last minute appointments, but the closer Indoc comes the less chance a person can be appointed. I don't know the time frame for the Academy to make new appointments after the "accept/reject" deadline.
 
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