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Nope, my opinion hasn't changed as I never said waterproofing is not necessary. In fact, I said water will seep in anyway in both quotes, and fact remains that quick drying (as the result of water seeping in) is important.

Follow the instructions in the appointee handbook. Try on different suggested models, and similar models to find the pair that works and fits you best. While there's no such thing as water proof (you will be crawling through water, and water will inevitably get in from the top of the boots, and...

Mine is a Falcon Scholar, and like many USAFA prepsters, narrowed it down between NWP and NMMI largely because the elevation is similar to USAFA. NWP is a one semester non-transferrable school, so for many, that's a turn off and elevation ends up becoming a wash since you'll have to take the 2nd...

There's a Prep School sub-forum here that has a wealth of information that I found invaluable when we first got word that we're headed down that path. Some stuff you'll have to use the search feature for, otherwise, just ask. Plenty of preppies and parents are happy to respond...

* Not having a FS makes you less competitive than those with a FS in general. Where you go doesn't necessarily matter. * It's not too late to apply. It's not so much as difficult to get into but more of a space available thing. NWP is held at a camp in San Bernardino National Forest in CA. There...

Yup, same story with us. Round and round we went, and it took a whole month to sort it out and once we got it sorted out there are sooooo many holds on the account until they "trust" the account holder. I used to love USAA, but now everything is shoddy. Customer service, and hours are awful...

Got TWE with just hours to spare before decision day was over, so we plunked down a $500 non refundable deposit on Plan B. End of that week, kid gets a call with an offer for a Falcon, and 4 days to decide/accept and pick a prep school. Kid made decision, picked prep school, notified Plan B...

Feb 19 appointment, also in CO. Informed Delivery says no such thing. 🤣

This USAFA, or any Service Academy, ROTC, Reserves, Guard, etc is so more than just paying for college. Upon graduation, you have to give back at least 5 years of your life. If you'd rather spend those 5 years flight training and logging hours in pursuit of a career in aviation, then there's...

Perfect! So if a cadet ends up doing an activity (or several) that may not count as a sport, then a counselor would catch it and be like, "um, hey, you need to sign up for something - here's a list of things you can sign up for" right?

Unless I missed it, there seems to be a lack in leadership roles and experience. Easy ways to expand on that is within your volunteering service. Did you head up any programs? Lead a team regularly to set up/tear down for church service? I would also work on bumping up the GPA up a bit if you...

Are there guidance counselors who monitor cadets' academic progress to ensure they're meeting requirements, and on a good path for graduation like at high school and traditional colleges?

The appointee handbook, and everything else says to not mail packages until September as the post office will be overwhelmed by cadets' book orders. Out of curiosity, what books are they ordering? Are their books not digital/ebooks these days? If they're still using paper text books, aren't they...

The campus is in the mountains of San Bernadino right outside Lake Arrowhead. It's a camp with cabins in the summer, which is used for NWP in the fall. You can't have a car on campus so most people typically don't leave campus. Weekends are spent studying, catching up on homework, working on...

The other 4 schools are all junior military colleges, so academically speaking, he won't get anything out of those either, so don't discount NWP (the 1 semester option) based on that. If you're looking for academic gains, he's actually better off going to NWP, then enrolling in a local 4 year...

Done. Congrats!

NUMBER 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)...

I'm told it gets sent via UPS. MMA sent theirs FedEx. Either way, if you have accounts (even free ones) with them, they'll email/text you notifications when you have something coming right after it's been scanned into their system. (I signed up for that after being hit by porch pirates one...

Some people got them within a week or 2 this year. It's been a month, and mine hasn't gotten it yet.

Fixed - assuming it's 3/20 instead of 3/30 NUMBER 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)...