Acceptance Letter

A

AeroEngineer

Class of '24
Joined
Feb 23, 2020
Messages
42
I've been accepted to USAFA and almost have my appointee kit finished, however I never received a physical acceptance letter like the ones West Point sends out, only the online file for one if I wanted to print it out. Is this something I should be expecting or not?
 
I haven't been accepted yet but from what I have seen and heard, yes you do get a package. I think someone said 2 weeks after they got a notification, they got one. But, again, never got accepted, at least not yet. Hope that helps.
 
I'm in the same boat as you AeroEngineer. Yeah I've heard it's supposed to come and I've seen it on Facebook but I accepted it over a month ago and still nothin' in the mail and my ALO also said she hasn't gotten it either...
 
Same as USAFA2023mom mentioned. I received my appointment in early February followed by a white priority mail envelope with a blue letter of appointment about three weeks later. This was way before all the coronavirus shut down.
 
AeroEngineer said:
I've been accepted to USAFA and almost have my appointee kit finished, however I never received a physical acceptance letter like the ones West Point sends out, only the online file for one if I wanted to print it out. Is this something I should be expecting or not?
Click to expand...

Maybe, just maybe, someone intercepted it and will be presenting it to you at a formal honors night... or something along those lines. Seeing that COVID-19 has changed a lot about some of these Senior traditions... don't know how that might happen; however, you may have received it and it was 'intercepted' for a formal presentation... :) Just a thought...
 
USAFAwannabe said:
Must be nice
Click to expand...
@USAFAwannabe, as a community here, we should be willing and ready to lift each other up and celebrate each other's blessings. It's understandable for any of us (parents and candidates) still waiting for an answer and hoping for an offer to feel frustrated at this point. The tone of your reply sounds like it reflects your frustration with the overall process. You likely could have expressed your post differently.

My son is a second time applicant, his application is much stronger this year and we're in the same boat as you. It's been a long road, harder this year with all the overhead from the coronavirus situation around the world. It's easy to be frustrated or disappointed at this point.

Take a minute and reflect on the positives for YOU this year. You're a candidate to USAFA! You were nominated by your Congressman to represent our great nation. You have distinguished yourself among your peers. All of those are worth celebrating.

Statistically speaking, approximately 1 in 7 applicants just like you are selected for appointment. For each year's incoming class, approximately 30% are re-applicants. If you don't receive an appointment, it's not the end of the world, you can apply every year until age 23, shift your focus on making yourself the 1 out of 7 for next time. Take these next few months to strengthen your application for next year. If you do receive an appointment, congrats will be in order, and the community here will celebrate your blessing. Try to keep your tone positive in your posts.
 
USAFAwannabe said:
Must be nice
Click to expand...

@Dad_2024 beat me to the punch but I had already typed up my bit so I'll add it unless the Moderators feel it is unnecessary and wish to remove it.

Disclaimer: It is often difficult to understand the tone behind comments on the Internet. But, to me, this read as a comment of either sarcasm, frustration, or outright attitude.

I attempted to ignore this comment several times but keep coming back to it as I feel it needs to be addressed. Please do not degrade yourself or your character by disparaging others' accomplishments with comments like this one. I saw in one of your first posts that you are in NJROTC - and a Platoon CO at that. The Navy's Core Values are Honor, Courage, Commitment. As you applied to USAFA, and attended Summer Seminar, I'm guessing you also know the Air Force's Core Values - Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence In All That We Do.

Notice the values that I highlighted in bold - comments like yours violate those values, the ones that are critical to being a successful member of any service. I completely understand your desire to attend USAFA, your frustration at still waiting to be informed about your decision, and the medical waiver process you're going through. But, it is in your best interest to take that frustration and turn it into something positive like using it to do some good in the world, or to begin making plans to reapply next year and how you can strengthen your application in the event you receive a denial. It is not the OP's fault that you do not have a decision yet, or that you might be denied. Their accomplishment is their own, and they should be proud of it. You should be proud of the steps you've taken just to get through the application process.

But, and please understand this, attitudes like the one you convey in this post (whether you intend it to be read that way or not), do not serve you well in the military. This is particularly true in a training environment like boot camp or BCT. Your training instructors will find it and they will attempt to correct it. If you choose not to correct it, you will not be successful.
 
Last edited:
Appointee certificates will be delayed this year due to the virus. The entire Admissions office is Teleworking. Most have not see the office in four weeks. The physical mail out of the certificate is very labor intensive and will put the Admissions office at risk. You are asked to be patient. Who knew that processing a certificate could put someone's life at risk.
 
FiddleSticks said:
Appointee certificates will be delayed this year due to the virus. The entire Admissions office is Teleworking. Most have not see the office in four weeks. The physical mail out of the certificate is very labor intensive and will put the Admissions office at risk. You are asked to be patient. Who knew that processing a certificate could put someone's life at risk.
Click to expand...
Yes, this. I've heard from an ALO stating those appointees from March Madness and later, are having their certificates delayed. These are unusual times.
 
@trackandfield08 your post was an excellent articulation of several of my unvoiced thoughts, thank you for the backup, yours was better executed.

@USAFAwannabe strive to be the type of leader whom you would like to lead you. The application process and subsequent waiting is frustrating, it also serves to temper and prepare us (both parents and candidates).
 
Dad_2024 said:
@USAFAwannabe, as a community here, we should be willing and ready to lift each other up and celebrate each other's blessings. It's understandable for any of us (parents and candidates) still waiting for an answer and hoping for an offer to feel frustrated at this point. The tone of your reply sounds like it reflects your frustration with the overall process. You likely could have expressed your post differently.

My son is a second time applicant, his application is much stronger this year and we're in the same boat as you. It's been a long road, harder this year with all the overhead from the coronavirus situation around the world. It's easy to be frustrated or disappointed at this point.

Take a minute and reflect on the positives for YOU this year. You're a candidate to USAFA! You were nominated by your Congressman to represent our great nation. You have distinguished yourself among your peers. All of those are worth celebrating.

Statistically speaking, approximately 1 in 7 applicants just like you are selected for appointment. For each year's incoming class, approximately 30% are re-applicants. If you don't receive an appointment, it's not the end of the world, you can apply every year until age 23, shift your focus on making yourself the 1 out of 7 for next time. Take these next few months to strengthen your application for next year. If you do receive an appointment, congrats will be in order, and the community here will celebrate your blessing. Try to keep your tone positive in your posts.
Click to expand...
Also a second time applicant here... this waiting is brutal!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top