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DS interested in USNavy Rifle and Pistol qualification. I pointed him to Naval Sciences who indicated mids are eligible but no support is available at KP. I did some digging and found the SMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS from Office of CNO and pointed DS to call the Command Career...

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123607 I wrote a letter to Pistole. Key points: I am writing this letter to better understand why this policy would not apply to midshipman attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy. As I am sure you are aware, the United States...

Just curious if anyone else is has a Selection Status of "No decision has been made on your application." My DS's app was fully completed by late August 2013. I am beginning to think there is a SNAFU of some kind. More curiosity at this point as plan A came through. BH

Great stuff.... “2014 will be an exciting year for USMMA. Our new training vessel the T/V Kings Pointer will arrive at a brand new pier this spring,” http://www.usmma.edu/about/communications/usmma-receive-1-million-additional-funding-us-maritime-administration

Anyone every ask for a copy of their DODMERB medical, vision or remedial examinations when done by a DODMERB/Concorde provider? If so, was DODMERB willing to provide a copy of the report to the applicant?

OK, so I am going out of my mind waiting for DS to catch a nomination for the USMMA. To reduce my anxiety/impatience/stress/etc..., I looked up the following: 1. USMMA Class of 2017 had 1,823 MOC Nominations 2. USNA Class of 2017 had 5,103 MOC Nominations 3. 535 MOCs (435 in the House and...

Anyone running into this? DS logs in and site returns following: WebSpeed Agent Error: Agent did not return an HTML page (6383) Worked fine for him yesterday am. Would appreciate knowing if us or issue with USMMA portal. Thx.

Thought I would share the following that I ran across in the last few weeks: "USMMA seats for individual applicants from states are appointed to the academy in proportion to the state’s representation in Congress." For example, Pennsylvania has 10 seats available per class. "Each Senator...

Has anyone heard anything re: PA Senatorial nominations?

I posted this question under another thread but figured I would start a new one. DS's Status is now Conditional (changed from App on File). I assume (having no other documentation or letter) that this means he is green lighted "pending" something? He is waiting on word of his...

Have not posted in a while and have some down time. DS and I are at Philly airport headed to Maine for a visit to the ME Maritime Academy. ME MA is one of his 5 NROTC selections... Major milestone today for USMMA. His HS school finally completed Part III of App... Status now shows "yes" for...

My DS's DODMERB Status is Pending Waiver Submission/Review since August 14th. I understand that the Academy Admissions Office will not forward the examination to the Medical Waiver Authority for waiver review if in the eyes of the Admissions Office, he is not considered competitive for a...

Here is where DS is as of today. He takes test next week. Pushups: 77 Situps: 66 Mile: 7min 10 sec BBall: 71 ft Pullups: 10 Shuttle: 9.8 (he did clock one 9.5 but we could not repeat it) Any insights if these will make the grade? He can beat the average in 4 of the 6 but the running...

OK. I am game to give this a try and start a thread. My son is applying, class of 2018. He is basically through the app process (last step is Pt III which his school owns). We were at KP for Open House last Friday. Captain who did the briefing ran through weightings given to Class Rank...