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usnagrad1988 -- I think I know how you feel. Been betrayed by the school you love. Took me a while to get over it.
Our story. DS was headed to USAFA, My wife (his mom) and I are both USAFA '83 grads. He had gone to USAFA football games as an infant and toddler. His uncle and aunt are USAFA grads. In his case, USAFA admissions wanted him bad. He had gone to Summer Seminar and loved it. Had a great record with great SAT scores, great athletics and leadership. Had interest from the football team. They were going to offer an early appointment using his Presidential Nom . . . then DoDMERB happened. We told the truth about a slight reaction to pistachios when he was 6 and he was DQ'd and USAFA docs denied a medical waiver. Absolutely crushed him and us. He had wanted USAFA since 7th grade. He then found out Army gives medical waiver for his condition, so he switched everything over to USMA and AROTC. He really wanted to serve as an officer in the military. He got one of the MOC nominations from Northern VA to USMA, but no appt. (USMA never submitted him for the waiver, but they kept him on the line until late April/early May). The good news is he was awarded one of the ~600 4 yr AROTC scholarships and he chose to use it at VMI. (Army Cadet Command granted the medical waiver.) Why do I tell you all this? My DS is where he was meant to be. He is thriving at VMI. Very tough school and he is thriving. Majoring in Physics. He even walked on to the football team. I am so proud. No doubt, you will be too. Your DS may reapply to USNA . . . he may just knock the lights out at Auburn.
Best wishes to you and your DS for his NROTC scholarship, his time at Auburn or whatever he decides, and his Navy career.
Our story. DS was headed to USAFA, My wife (his mom) and I are both USAFA '83 grads. He had gone to USAFA football games as an infant and toddler. His uncle and aunt are USAFA grads. In his case, USAFA admissions wanted him bad. He had gone to Summer Seminar and loved it. Had a great record with great SAT scores, great athletics and leadership. Had interest from the football team. They were going to offer an early appointment using his Presidential Nom . . . then DoDMERB happened. We told the truth about a slight reaction to pistachios when he was 6 and he was DQ'd and USAFA docs denied a medical waiver. Absolutely crushed him and us. He had wanted USAFA since 7th grade. He then found out Army gives medical waiver for his condition, so he switched everything over to USMA and AROTC. He really wanted to serve as an officer in the military. He got one of the MOC nominations from Northern VA to USMA, but no appt. (USMA never submitted him for the waiver, but they kept him on the line until late April/early May). The good news is he was awarded one of the ~600 4 yr AROTC scholarships and he chose to use it at VMI. (Army Cadet Command granted the medical waiver.) Why do I tell you all this? My DS is where he was meant to be. He is thriving at VMI. Very tough school and he is thriving. Majoring in Physics. He even walked on to the football team. I am so proud. No doubt, you will be too. Your DS may reapply to USNA . . . he may just knock the lights out at Auburn.
Best wishes to you and your DS for his NROTC scholarship, his time at Auburn or whatever he decides, and his Navy career.