AROTC-Dad. I like that a lot. I have thought about during the day--the kids go through all sorts of machinations to complete a service academy application and secure a nomination Because truly, if you listen to admissions at USNA, they want you to do 10 things...apply to USNA, 2 senators, 1 congressman, NROTC which means 5 colleges...not mention the myriad steps in the USNA application--letters of rec, three essays, CFA, DoDMERB. Not judging but it seems that such intense effort might receive something more formal than an email--like a TWE. I guess "No" is "No" no matter the form. Just call me Old School.