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DS was accepted to 4 colleges and received AFROTC type 7. We forked out $250 (advertised as non-refundable) to hold his spot at one of the colleges when we were questioning if he would receive appointment. He received appointment in late April. We notified the college and they refunded $150 of...

LOA’s usually are sent out in Nov-Dec Acceptance letters usually start in March and can continue until I-Day minus 2. This year there was a girl that received appointment 2 days before I-Day.

If you Uber you’ll likely be stuck at the gate because they likely can’t get on base. Very appointee handbook for best transit option to school on I-day

Focus on STEM! Letters from math, physics, and calculus teachers will be better for the board

Well, you’d be surprised to know that there are people IN the military that are not aware of this

I'm an Executive Officer for a Command that processes Reservists to all parts of the world. I often have to make the decision on whether they go "down range" or not. There are many benefits to being a reservist: GI Bill, Medical, Pay, etc. Unfortunately, I have experienced a rash of people who...

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Why are people treating selection to the academy as it is an entitlement? The board knows what they are looking for and we (outsiders) don’t. We can argue about accolades and test scores until Jesus returns and it won’t matter. Selection is not a right of the student, it’s an opportunity. We as...

As a career Naval Officer: The truth is your DS/DD is joining the military where all of their promotions will come through selection boards that occur behind doors. They will know the “boxes they need to check” for promotion but the higher they get in rank, the more often they will see that...

Appointment books recommends bringing cleats to the academy. I assume will only be need after BCT correct?

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Yes, that's exactly who I'm talking about.

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