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My son considered both NWP and MMI and chose MMI. I can tell you that MMI was an excellent choice. My impression is that NWP mostly caters to AFA Foundation scholars, so I wouldn't expect as much support for self-preps and all the more so to other SAs; but I'm happy to be corrected on that if...

In a word, fit. He still wants to fly, which is what attracted him to the AFA in the first instance. But in comparing everything else between WP and the AFA, he felt strongly that for him WP was a much better fit. And since he can still fly in the Army, although of course it isn't identical to...

I can't say for sure, but places like MMI are known commodities to the AFA (and other SAs). If I were to guess, I'd say that is the biggest advantage over going to generic U.

Quick story about my son. Last year this week my son got the TWE from USAFA, which was the only academy he applied to. So he doubled down and went to Marion Military Institute this year. Got appointments this time to West Point and USAFA. After visiting both and spending the year at MMI, he did...

USERNAME DS/DD/SELF LOA/E/I APPT DATE STATUS STATE NOM SOURCE(s) Appt'd From 1) LOA 2) LOE 3) LOI 1) Undecided 2) Will decline 3) Will accept 4) Declined 5) Accepted 1) Pres 2) Vice Pres 3) Sen 4) Rep 5) LEAD 6) ROTC 7) JROTC 8) DAV 9) Other 1) HS 2) Falcon Sch 3) Self Prep 4) AF...

NUMBER USERNAME DS/DD/SELF LOA/ No LOA APPT DATE STATUS STATE NOM SOURCE DIRECT/ NON-DIRECT 1 wp120 Self LOA 10/11/23 ACCEPTED AL Presidential Direct 2 Snoopyperson Self 10/12/23 ACCEPTED AL PRES, JROTC Direct 3 lg_28 Self LOA 10/13/23 ACCEPTED MD PRES, MOC...

Any idea or stats on average flight hours per month an Air Force O-3 pilot should expect? And same question for an Army O-3 aviator?

No, and long gone anyway.

My son has asked me to administer his Commissioning Oath next month, which I'm qualified to do as a former commissioned officer (long ago). Nowadays, in my day job, I'm a judge with the federal government and of course administer oaths every day. Should I wear my robe for this occasion?

Same.

According to the Class of '28 parents FB page, evidently they just re-started sending these out again this week, and USPS is limiting the daily numbers they can send. This was stated at an appointee tour/briefing given this past Monday.

I will strongly second Capt MJ's outstanding response. Here are a few of my thoughts particularly responding to some things you wrote. Others may disagree, but this is a hard-stop for me. Unless you are training to be a chaplain or medic, the possibility of being on the "front lines" with the...

I think it's probably easy to explain with the non-SAs due to extensive test-optional policies and widespread use of the Common App. But neither of those explanations apply to SAs. The truth is that SAT/ACT scores are trending downward, probably exacerbated by COVID closures, etc., so I don't...

If it were my kid, I'd start thinking a WP appointment offer is imminent. Can't imagine why else he'd get a VP nom. So he might start weighing the pros and cons of direct appointment to WP vs FFS at NWP. No point weighing Annapolis unless/until that also happens.

This was my son's situation, and he was appointed this time around. There isn't a one-size-fits-all answer to the question because it depends in large measure on what area/areas needed strengthening. Off the top of my head, I can think of grades, courses, SAT/ACT (further broken into math and...

Any reason a thread from 15+ years ago was bumped?

I tried to put these back in chronological order. USERNAME DS/DD/SELF LOA/E/I APPT DATE STATUS STATE NOM SOURCE(s) Appt'd From 1) LOA 2) LOE 3) LOI 1) Undecided 2) Will decline 3) Will accept 4) Declined 5) Accepted 1) Pres 2) Vice Pres 3) Sen 4) Rep 5) LEAD 6) ROTC 7) JROTC 8)...

An anecdote. My son was denied an appointment to one of the "Big Three" last year and called a high-ranking admissions person for feedback. It was a lengthy conversation, and afterward, when my son told me what the person said, I figured he would choose not to self-prep. It was pretty...

I don't think this is accurate. In fact, the Air Force has more pilots than the Navy and Marine Corps combined.

Yeah, I see the flip side now that I'm looking at this again. If they meant exactly 8 years, they could have said, "The service obligation . . . shall be 8 years." But they threw in the word "minimum." Might have been helpful to include some guidance in the statute concerning the circumstances...