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    USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating

    Interestingly, my son doesn’t have a nomination (VERY competitive state) but is still CPR. He already accepted ROTC scholarship and paid a deposit at a fantastic school. But I guess it will be nice to have another option if he wants it (prep school is his only option I think, and it’s a good...
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    USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating

    I'm sorry this happened to your son. My son also did the Elite Seal Wrestling Camp and fell in love with both the military and wrestling aspect of USNA. Unfortunately, he didn't get a nomination (it's VERY hard in our state). He still has hopes for the prep school through wrestling. He was also...
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    Medically Disqualified ? Experiences

    My son has had the same issue regarding peanut allergy. It was mentioned that he was tested when he was little, but he was not allergic and never was (he reacted to egg once, which is what he put on his form). But the disqualification was for systemic reaction to peanut. He wrote a rebuttal...
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    I - DAY BLOOD

    ER nurse here. It's called vaso-vagal syncope and it is super common, esp in young men. If not familiar with it, it can be scary (as the patient and the observer).
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    DoDMERB for USNA, dealing with a concussion/brain injury

    Is it really over without a nomination? Isn't there the option of the prep school (small chance, I know)?
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    USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating

    My son sent his recently achievements to his area candidate guidance officer. He wrote back immediately and said that they were added to his applicant file. Too bad that he didn’t get a nom, so he likely won’t be going to USNA. We are Maryland, so it’s super competitive. He can hope for the prep...
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    DODMERB disqualification from NROTC for "asthma, reactive airway disease, or exercise induced bronchospasm after age 13"

    See my reply above. Write a personal statement and send to your case manager (found on DODMERB site, based on last name) explaining the situation.
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    DODMERB disqualification from NROTC for "asthma, reactive airway disease, or exercise induced bronchospasm after age 13"

    For those in this same position (not ever having a condition for which disqualified), my son was advised his case manager at DODMERB to write a personal statement with supporting documentation (in his case, bloodwork) since he felt that his medical history was mis-interpreted based on what he...
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    allergy waiver?

    Unfortunately we are from a SUPER competitive state for USNA. He did not get a nom (over 400 apps/senator). But if firmly believe he would have had a great chance for a nom in many other states. Who knows, maybe he will be considered for NAPS (fingers crossed for that, his last chance)? He is...
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    allergy waiver?

    The thing is…now we are kicking ourselves for actually putting it on the form. He has never, ever reacted. The only reason that he did food challenge was because he had a mild positive blood test when he was about 7 months old. Do you think that he should send a letter/email stating as such? We...
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    allergy waiver?

    Hello, not surprisingly, we just received word today that DS was disqualified due to D271.40, peanut allergy (which really wasn't ever an allergy, so now I question why it was put it on the form). He has never reacted to peanuts in his life, but he had to have a food challenge when he was 2 or 3...
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    DODMERB questions

    It’s been since January 11th that his DODMERB file was created and still just the one academy listed. But per other posts above, I’m not gonna worry about it just yet.
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    DODMERB questions

    My DS’s DODMERB status says they are still awaiting receipt of the exams even though the DODMETS file has been closed for over a week. That’s my concern. I’m just not sure if they have his file. It doesn’t sound like it.
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    DODMERB questions

    Hmmm. I read the 'awaiting receipt of exams" as in they haven't gotten them yet, not started processing yet. I want to make sure they have been received by DODMERB.
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    DODMERB questions

    Hello, two questions... 1) DS's exam was physically done on 1/10/23, and after back and forth with Concentra a few times, it shows as "complete" in DODMETS system about 1.5 weeks ago and presumably transferred to DODMERB. However, DODMERB site still says it is waiting for receipt of exams. How...
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    2027 State Nominations Thread

    Is this for USNA?
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    2027 State Nominations Thread

    Did you hear from Cardin yet?
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    2027 State Nominations Thread

    Congrats!
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    2027 State Nominations Thread

    No Not since the email on January 18th that notifications would be done by the first week in February.
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    2027 State Nominations Thread

    Very (VERY) unfortunately he didn’t get it in on time. It was mostly done and almost ready to submit. He was finishing it up and had a football game that distracted him. Nobody’s fault but his. Either way, getting a nom in Maryland so hard. He would have had a better shot, though. Many in...
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