What are your backup schools?

Waitlisted to USCGA, also applied to USNA and Maryland
Funny unrelated story-- when my grandmother attended the University of Maryland way back in the day, she dated Jim Henson, who later went on to make "The Muppets". She broke up with him and then married my grandfather, who was an USNA grad Marine Corps Brigadier General. She said she doesn't regret it one bit, which makes me happy.
Go Terps. You from MD?
 
Plan A: Son was conditionally accepted to USCGA but failed color blind test. :eek:(
Plan B: Waiting on USNA and USAFA
Plan C: Army ROTC scholarship received and accepted to Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Very important for those juniors waiting to apply to the academies to always have backup plans.
 
In the world of the USCG, they use the following colors with the aids to navigation. Red, Green, Yellow, Black and White. Can he see and identify those colors?


QUOTE="texas_two_step, post: 541552, member: 34938"]Plan A: Son was conditionally accepted to USCGA but failed color blind test. :eek:(
Plan B: Waiting on USNA and USAFA
Plan C: Army ROTC scholarship received and accepted to Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Very important for those juniors waiting to apply to the academies to always have backup plans.[/QUOTE]
 
Plan A: Son was conditionally accepted to USCGA but failed color blind test. :eek:(
Plan B: Waiting on USNA and USAFA
Plan C: Army ROTC scholarship received and accepted to Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Very important for those juniors waiting to apply to the academies to always have backup plans.

Did USNA give him a waiver for color-blindness? I have no real reason for asking, it's just that USCGA and USNA have parallel reasons to have stringent color blindness standards. USNA does a small handful of those waivers each year, and those kids know their warfare community options will be limited, and they will only be allowed in certain fields.

Glad there is a solid line-up of plans.
 
Did USNA give him a waiver for color-blindness? I have no real reason for asking, it's just that USCGA and USNA have parallel reasons to have stringent color blindness standards. USNA does a small handful of those waivers each year, and those kids know their warfare community options will be limited, and they will only be allowed in certain fields.

Glad there is a solid line-up of plans.

Actually my son received his TWE saying he was medically disqualified from attending the USNA after I wrote that reply. lol.
I know there are a few waivers given for color blindness but my son evidently didn't get one.
 
In the world of the USCG, they use the following colors with the aids to navigation. Red, Green, Yellow, Black and White. Can he see and identify those colors?

I don't think he found out what color combinations he had issues with but I'm thinking it was red/white. He hasn't heard an official "no" yet but the baseball coach that recruited him didn't seem optimistic.
 
red over white - fishing at night
white over red - pilot ahead
red over red - the captain is dead

colors are very important for navigation
Yes Rules of the road, require color sight.
 
Actually my son received his TWE saying he was medically disqualified from attending the USNA after I wrote that reply. lol.
I know there are a few waivers given for color blindness but my son evidently didn't get one.

Best wishes for success on whichever path opens up for him.
 
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