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Hello all, I was just thinking about plebe summer and USNA and I had a thought. What would happen if someone had surgery that would take someone out for months during plebe summer or the academic year? Would they be sent home if they were still able to serve once they recovered? For example, I...

Hello all, I was wondering if accepted to a service academy, I would be able to correct a misalignment in my top set of teeth. I don't really know about traditional braces, but would I be able to use something like Invisalign and would I be able to go to orthodontist appointments regularly? It...

Hello all, back in middle school I had ankle surgery because I had osteochondral defect which resulted from an ankle sprain. I also had articulating cartilage surgery because the cartilage in my ankle came off so they replaced it. So in total, I have 2 DQ's: history of osteochondral defect and...

Hello all, I have a question regarding obtaining a congressional nomination in a district with recruited athletes. I live in a district where there are a lot of recruited athletes and a few have already committed to play at some service academies. Does this significantly reduce my chances of...

Greetings, I just took my body fat test for the USAFA, and I was around 22% body fat. Does anyone know what will follow? I'm just wondering if I'll be DQ'd because of this. As always, any help is appreciated.

Hello all, my SAT and ACT scores from June 3rd and June 10th have not been submitted yet. I have asked my Admissions Counselor about and they said to contact both Collegeboard and ACT and ask them for "the Batch and CD number, test date, as well as the date for when your test was sent." can...

I just got off the phone with my Field Force Representative and he said that admissions has deemed me as "acceptable." I think he said that a "Letter of Offer and Acceptance" was going to be sent (The signal was breaking up the conversation). Do y'all think that this is just a LOA? I have not...

I just took my DoDMERB physical and I was overweight. Will the Academy ask for measurements?

Hello, I'm applying to the USNA and I was just wondering, how important is the CFA? Considering I'm a 3 year varsity starter in Football and Wrestling, along with being a captain in both, will a sub-par CFA really hurt my application? I'm asking because I'm a big guy and I'm trying to get a good...

I have taken both my SAT and ACT, chose to send my scores to the USNA, but when I check my application status my scores don't appear. It has been weeks since my ACT score came back and my SAT came back on the 12th.

Hey guys, I'm applying to the SAs and I have a weird situation. I play football as an offensive lineman and right now in June I'm losing weight so I can do well on my CFA test. However I will probably need to pack on a few more pounds before the season starts which is problematic in regard to...

Hello, I'm currently applying to the USNA and I've been wondering what is required to receive a LOA. Are test scores and class rank the main factors? Do they take in EC's into consideration? All answers are appreciated!

Hey guys! I was just wondering if it was possible to take a different foreign language class than the foreign language you learned in High School. In my case I am a native Spanish speaker and let's just say I want to take Mandarin if I go to the USNA, is it possible?

Do y'all think that being the Vice President of my class and being captain of my football captain are sufficient leadership positions for the USNA?

Hey guys, I'm currently in the process of applying to the USNA and I was wondering how important the CFA was regarding the application. I'm asking because as an offensive lineman in football, I struggle to post great numbers for pull-ups and the mile (About 8 pull-ups and a mile slightly below 7...

Hey guys, I was just wondering if any of you could provide insight in what my chances are in getting in to the USAFA. Here is my GPA, SAT and ACT. 4.75 GPA on 5 scale, all AP classes 670 Math 660 English and Writing 27 Math 31 Verbal I'm also in National Honor Society, I'm the captain of our...

Hey guys, I'm currently applying for SS and I was wondering when I could apply for my congressional nomination. Do I have to wait to become an official candidate or can I get one currently, as soon as possible?

Hey guys, I was just wondering if any of you could provide insight in what my chances are in getting in to the USNA. Here is my GPA, SAT and ACT. 4.75 GPA on 5 scale, all AP classes 670 Math 660 English and Writing 27 Math 31 Verbal I'm also in National Honor Society, I'm the captain of our...