How wordy should the hobby and life goals section of the Vice Presidential nomination application be? Unlike anything else I've filled out, there is no character or word expectations attached.
Also, how liberal is the term hobby? Is this a chance to list some accomplishments and activities I do (ex: Girls State, AFJROTC, Var Tennis) or a geniune "fun" hobby?
Any guidance is appreciated.
I recommend succinctness and well-organized responses to the prompts, similar to other responses you may have submitted.
The SA Admissions staffs review these and choose the recipient(s). They have access to your complete application, of course. The VP has no staff that takes an active role in the review.
Keep in mind, for the DoD SAs that have a VP nom, there are only 5 appointments at each DoD SA that can be charged to the VP nomination authority at any one time, spread across 4 classes. That means 1, occasionally 2, are used each cycle, depending on how many cadets or midshipmen with an appointment charged to a VP nom graduated with the most recent class.
From anecdotal observations over the years, VP noms tend to go to candidates they desire to have in the class, but for whatever reason, were unable to obtain a nomination.
Be brief, thorough, complete, readable, flawless in grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. Avoid minutiae.
