Recent content by Kukailimoku

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Thanks all. Sage advice, indeed. We do appreciate your time and advice, across the spectrum, from all of you. DD had decided, just prior to my posting, to no longer strive toward an academy admission. Mom and I were wanting to bounce off of this forum to help guide US in guiding her. Because of...

Well, my kid done went and did it - she got an "F" in a class. GPA weighted remains above the mid 3s inspite of this "F". Is she sunk? Does she continue to try (apply) or is it folly? (Be honest, I have thick skin.) Without going into the "story" (rationalizing) of HOW this happened, the...

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Thanks all for the quick replies. I'm sensing three things: 1. Begin both applications in parallel, but... 2. The MOC Nom has to be in hand before the Appt can come (ignoring for the moment the existence of LOAs), and 3. Gantt chart is your friend....

Is there a rhythm to the announcements of Noms, Appts, and Rejects? Are there certain months when most of the Noms are announced, most of the appointments offered, and most of the rejections sent? Do they come in "waves"? (for example, might 1/3 come out in, say, Jan, and another 1/3 in Mar...

(Help: moderator please move this to the appropriate thread.) Really stupid, stupid rookie question time... What comes first, a MOC Nom or an Appointment? Does one apply for and receive an Appointment then take that appointment to the MOC to make a strong case for the Nom? Or does one get a...

(moderators, please move this to the appropriate discussion room) Summers sessions (any of em) vs Girls/Boys State? Hypothetically speaking, if a DD/DS were to get accepted to the summer sessions of all the academies AND the Girls/Boys State and there were scheduling (or finance) conflicts...

What does 3Q (or is it Q3?) mean? I saw it too many times yesterday but can't find it today to cite an example, but I think it has something to do with actually issuing(receiving) the appointment. Or maybe not. I saw "Q3" or "3Q" often used when talking about MOCs and appointments, usually in...

Thank you for those words! "...you feel bad for a few days,..." - Word. My kid is just coming out of those few days...I'm trying to get her re-oriented on the deep fight but it's hard to do at the moment she just got back inside the wire from the close fight and hasn't yet replenished ammo...

That was a great write-up of how the conventional wisdom of CVW-is-more-accurate-look-at-cadet-life doesn't always pan out.

Can you elaborate on branching?

First world problems. Unless a kid has a "calling" for career in a very specific branch (as opposed to a generic "calling" to serve vaguely or the possibility that the kid may see themselves doing the five and getting out) simply apply to all and decide later on when (if) you get four appointments.

Ouch. Are we talking only NASS in this thread? DD got her Summer Session rejection (Air Force) a few days ago (don't know how early/late she applied though). If we're only talking NASS in this thread, my apologies. If we're talking all Summer programs, and she got the rejection so quickly, what...