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    Third Times the Charm

    On the money, usnabgo08. This isn't semantics. It is correcting a misstatement that suggested and stated that 25% of each USNA class were reapplicants. As you have correctly pointed out through deductive reasoning and basic arithmetic, in the Class of 2015, and more generally, no more than 7%...
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    Third Times the Charm

    I think you shifted gears in this response. Earlier you indicated ... So can you clarify? Have 300+/year previously applied? And do you have any idea how many are NOT NAPS or Foundation, since they're reapp is merely pro forma and not really an application. More so filling out the papers...
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    Third Times the Charm

    Really? This seems high that 300 Mids each year had previously applied? Are you including NAPS and Foundation students? That is misleading for while they need to reapply, it's pro forma, not at all analogous to this young man's great achievement. Do we have any idea how many might be in...
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    Third Times the Charm

    Dittos!:thumb:
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    Second Time's the Charm

    GREAT news!:thumb: Share what you did to put yourself in this most happy position.
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    USNA 2017 Mailbox Stalkers Club

    Absolutely. While a DODMERB positive change does not guarantee or even inkle at a forthcoming appointment in and of itself, there are NO BFEs made available to candidates with pending medical problems. Don't read too much into it beyond progess and vastly superior news to a negative change...
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    Applying for Selective Service?

    No intent to be funny what so ever. Simply find it intriguing that the SS differentiates the USCGA from what it deems "Service Academies." Perhaps it's a function of not being an agency of the Department of Defense? From the Selective Service site...
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    Applying for Selective Service?

    Here's what the SS site says of the "when" of registering ... and the consequential legal status of those failing to do so... "Therefore, to be in full compliance with the law, a man turning 18 is required to register during the period of time beginning 30 days before, until 30 days after...
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    confirmation of acceptance

    No. You'll receive a packet requiring ramping up one's pencil again and making decisions about insurance, alumni membership, eye glasses, etc. Stay tuned, but no need to be concerned in not hearing anything. Ours went from Nov well into spring w/out hearing a word. Don't sweat it. You're good...
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    Applying for Selective Service?

    Agree. And if a student departs, he/she must register immediately. btw, of note, the Selective Service excludes USCGA from those it deems "Service Academies."
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    LOA Question

    The points are merely 2: 1. When misinformation is presented, whether intended or a function of simply misusing the language or ignorance of the process, it merits clarification and in this case, correction. 2. When that initially inaccurate information is then supported by portraying a...
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    LOA Question

    P.S.S. And as for the odds being slim re: In fact, the odds are 0% to the very best of anyone's knowledge. Until you can "show me" even if I'm not from Missouri, suggesting their is some mythological chance that the MOC will croak and the candidate will be stuck in a lurch is ludicrous.
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    LOA Question

    Hold on here. Have you or anyone on this forum EVER heard of an LOA recipient receiving an MOC nomination rescinded once "the candidate is notified of the nom by the MOC. " Conjuring up hypothetical "scenarios where the 'original' nom falls through before it is submitted -- and I'm sure USNA...
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    Deferred with a Principal Nom?

    GREAT information and counsel! This is a major hurdle and merits one's very best efforts in preparing and performing. Thanks 1964!
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    LOA Question

    Thanks so much for correcting and clarifying. Saying he was "directed" to pursue a 2nd nomination simply is not accurate. Especially when we know it was from a BGO volunteer who has not authority to direct anything in the process. :rolleyes: Good to get it clear and correct. :thumb:
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    LOA Question

    Let's be clear about this. USNA cannot "direct" an LOA nominated candidate to "get a second nom." They may ask, which apparently they did. (How did they do so? Who requested such? I've not heard of this type of "directive" or maneuver AFTER receiving a nom AND an LOA. In fact ALL candidates...
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    CFA at NASS

    Let's back up. You stated the "competition is getting better." Can you explain what you meant and how you've come to that conclusion?
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    CFA at NASS

    I'll guarantee, you nor any others really want any analyses on this one. You've conveniently cut the number of years that illustrate this issue. Looking at it from whence it was in 12-14K of candidates to the currently hyper-inflated 20K, the statistical decline is significant. Sorta flies in...
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    CFA at NASS

    Agree that all should strive to do their best. Always. None contended anything to the contrary. However, let's be very clear about your contention that "... competition is getting better..." By all traditional measures of the USNA class profile, this is not so. While there are vastly...
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    CFA at NASS

    Having watched and read this CFA discussion for many seasons, let me offer a broadbrush on my take. And I'll assure that there are no doubt exceptions, perhaps many over the years. Here goes. 1. As noted, CFA is pass/fail. If one passes barely, it's not too much less than if one maxes it...
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