Yes DS has applied to all service academies and received noms to all from our MOC.with a principal nom to USAFA.djames62 -- I agree with Pima, and good sign from USAFA Admissions
Just curious, has your DS also applied to any other SA and/or to any of ROTC programs?
Our DS also needed a waiver. My free advice.... Be proactive and follow up with your the internal USAFA contact. For my son, I am convinced letting it run its course would have meant he would be in a different college. The waiver wasn't a slam dunk.My sons portal states a waiver request was submitted (shell fish) is this a good sign. Also should he also receive a letter from the USAFA stating they have requested this. Thanks this process is new to us and we're very excited.
Our DS also needed a waiver.
On the other hand, I was counting on a waiver that I never thought would make it through (recurrent patellar dislocation). I just let the waiver process run its course, and I was granted a waiver around 2 months after I was informed that one had been requested on my behalfOur DS also needed a waiver. My free advice.... Be proactive and follow up with your the internal USAFA contact. For my son, I am convinced letting it run its course would have meant he would be in a different college. The waiver wasn't a slam dunk.
Realize that the administrator assigned you son has a LARGE stack of waivers on his or her desk. Many potential students see "waiver" and move on in their mind to the next college. If you were that USAFA person, their mind wanders if they are working on a waiver that won't amount to anything. I talked with the person a couple of times letting them know my DS was dreaming of going to USAFA. I firmly believed it helped get to the front of the line. Even then, we had to go to a doctor and it was touch and go if it was going to be processed. Our contact did a stellar job helping us. But be proactive (squeaky wheel) without being a pain.
The person in charge of your file literally has a stack of wavers on their desk. They plug and chug one-by-one. In a candid conversation with her, she said she appreciate the call because she knew if she was successful, her work helped. We followed up with a Thank You note. Calls and emails (many) had to be made with the AF doctors in order to get things done. She also asked us feedback questions that the doctor asked her. We had a pipeline back to us and I factually know this helped. Additionally, like any companies or job, some people doing the work are better than others. By us calling, we were able to get some mindshare. Initially, I was in correspondence with the head of USAFA DODMERB. In summary, we (professionally) grabbed the bull by the horns and got things done.On the other hand, I was counting on a waiver that I never thought would make it through (recurrent patellar dislocation). I just let the waiver process run its course, and I was granted a waiver around 2 months after I was informed that one had been requested on my behalf