Dad_2024
DS - USAFA c/o 2025
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The question was does two noms increase your chances for appointment.
My answer was not necessarily. It might. It all depends on the competitiveness of the candidate on the slates.
We just don’t know if it does or not.
Agree, it doesn't necessarily increase chances, but it certainly doesn't decrease them. The MOCs in the House and Senate make an effort to select top candidates from their respective districts and states. They have an application process and conduct review boards and interviews to build their slates of nominees. Plenty who seek a nomination may not get one, some simply due to availability of slots, some due to the relative strength of their application or performance in an interview. It's logical that having multiple noms can only help in the academy admissions selection process since multiple nominating sources have already screened those candidates. For competitive (non-prinicipal) nominees, it will be the WCS and the decisions made during the selection process that determines if an appointment is offered. We're all just along for the ride in this weightiest of waits.