thehoaxbuster
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Hi all,
I've applied to both USNA and USAFA directly. I also applied for nominations from my congressman and one of my senators. I was asked to rank my choices for academies, and did ON BOTH NOMINATION APPLICATIONS in the following manner:
1. USNA
2. USAFA
3. USMA
4. USMMA
(At the time, I truly felt this way.)
Was this a mistake? Should I have sent different preferences to each of the nominating sources? I feel like that would have been dishonest. The reason I must ask is because I've been nominated to USNA by my congressman. I do not need another USNA nomination from my senator. In fact, I need a USAFA nomination from her. But I indicated to her office that USNA was my first choice and USAFA was my second choice. I asked her office if I could change my preferences, and the answer I got was a no.
This leaves me with three questions:
- Will my Senator's office realize that I'm already nominated to USNA, thus hesitating to give me a nomination their and give it to another deserving candidate?
- Will my Senator's office realize that I have completed an application to USAFA and now need a nomination there more than I need a nomination to USNA?
- If I'm nominated again to USNA, can I ask one of my nominating sources to change that nomination to a USAFA one?
I'm truly stressed out over this issue because the more I really look deep in to both of the services, I realize that the Air Force has much more appeal to me than the Navy. I would be proud and willing to serve in the Navy, but the Air Force has now become my first choice.
Thank you for advice!
I've applied to both USNA and USAFA directly. I also applied for nominations from my congressman and one of my senators. I was asked to rank my choices for academies, and did ON BOTH NOMINATION APPLICATIONS in the following manner:
1. USNA
2. USAFA
3. USMA
4. USMMA
(At the time, I truly felt this way.)
Was this a mistake? Should I have sent different preferences to each of the nominating sources? I feel like that would have been dishonest. The reason I must ask is because I've been nominated to USNA by my congressman. I do not need another USNA nomination from my senator. In fact, I need a USAFA nomination from her. But I indicated to her office that USNA was my first choice and USAFA was my second choice. I asked her office if I could change my preferences, and the answer I got was a no.
This leaves me with three questions:
- Will my Senator's office realize that I'm already nominated to USNA, thus hesitating to give me a nomination their and give it to another deserving candidate?
- Will my Senator's office realize that I have completed an application to USAFA and now need a nomination there more than I need a nomination to USNA?
- If I'm nominated again to USNA, can I ask one of my nominating sources to change that nomination to a USAFA one?
I'm truly stressed out over this issue because the more I really look deep in to both of the services, I realize that the Air Force has much more appeal to me than the Navy. I would be proud and willing to serve in the Navy, but the Air Force has now become my first choice.
Thank you for advice!