Recent content by kdoty08

Unfortunately, I lost the battle to the waiver authorities. After being medically disqualified for all 5 service academies + a full navy ROTC scholarship I received, the waiver authorities denied my waiver requests and told me I could not reapply. It was only my dream for 10+ years...I wanted...

To RetNavyHM - Thanks a lot for your help - I'm trying to find out if I just have to sit and wait for USNA to make a decision on the waiver or if there is anything I can do (like ANYTHING) to better my chances in getting a waiver. If my doctor and I got together and decided I could get off the...

To Zaphod - By saying "I was disqualified", I meant that I received a letter in the mail from DoDMERB recently stating my disqualification b/c of "history of narcolepsy." I got this letter about 2 days ago. Thanks a lot for your help - I'm trying to find out if I just have to sit and wait for...

I was disqualified for narcolepsy - not many people know what it is, and if they think they do, they are probably wrong (they usually think of the popular "narcoleptic dog" YouTube video). If you look up "narcolepsy" it will give you symptoms of the severe cases of narcolepsy. There are...

you get 2 minutes for pushups, situps, pullups, bball throw, and shuttle run. http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/paeinstructions go about halfway down and you'll see it.

Hi my name is Kevin and I just joined this forum website. I am a senior at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA. I play football and run track. I am a candidate at the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy. My dream is to fly in the military, and it has been like that for as long as I...