First of all, are you a graduate of any service academy? No, you aren't. So therefore, you honestly you are in no position to say whether someone is competitive or not considering you don't even have an appointment yet. I'm fine with not being brought down gently by people who have ALREADY been and my shoes and knows what it takes versus someone school is practically in the same boat as I am. I noticed your post a few weeks ago and saw that you basically has JROTC for the majority of your EC/leadership background, so you really aren't one to talk about diversity. If you take a look at he resume you can see that everything I do has a different background: DIVERSE. I'm aware that my GPA and community service are not where they should be but taking that into account I wanted to know if I had a shot. (I know people who got in with 2.8's, doesn't mean that they weren't competitive ) What I wanted was for someone to tell me exactly what I asked and the people above did that.
True colors coming out there, buddy?!?! Your reply is truly antagonistic. If you can't handle a little constructive criticism on a web forum, how are you going to handle the hazing to follow 24/7 at the academy? You cop an attitude like this in the military, let alone at the academy/ROTC, they'll chew you up and spit you out. You do this in pilot training, you'll get a big bullseye on your back and on track to wash out. If you miraculously get through the program somehow, you'll end up with a low flight commander's rating which can drop your class standing by 20%. That could be the difference between a UAV and a jet assignment. Being a military pilot is kind of like being in a fraternity-you must earn the right of passage and more importantly, no jackasses allowed. Military officer training is hard enough; you don't want to highlight yourself in a negative way. Your JROTC experience doesn't shine a candlestick to the wrath of **** coming your way, if you are fortunate enough to attend the academy. I've witnessed classmates during pilot training, both men and women, break down and cry. Some of my best and sharpest friends have washed out and/or quit. I've seen students break down and literally cry in the jet when I was an IP. Btw, I was "Santa Claus" in the jet.
Air Force motto, fly-fight-win.... what's that mean to you? We are in the business of killing people (bad people) and this mission can only be executed by people who are level headed and those who can function under
extreme pressure. But then, you already knew that.
In regards to your question, I see two issues that stand out: 1) You lack athletics. You are a junior in high school and you haven't been on a single sports team?!?! Not good. It's a little too late but you can always start. It's not a game ender but it's a huge downfall for a candidate. Even more troubling is, how do you think you'll do on the PFA? And for some miraculous reason, let's say that you get accepted to the academy; how do you think you'll get through the first few weeks of "hell"? You can perhaps try a club sport and at the very least, start a serious workout program to include jogging and weight lifting.
2) Not a big deal-GPA of 3.33. I see that you attend a magnet school. Until the admissions office crunches out a "actual" GPA/score based on your school's curriculum, no one can be sure. You're just going to have to wait to see where the chips fall on that one. Top 15% will help.
As you can tell, I don't sugar coat my comments. I'm not old but I am a bit old school. If you're fortunate enough to make it all the way through and achieve your goal, hopefully you'll see where I'm coming from. You've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it. All you can do is apply and see what happens next. Live and learn!