Appointment rescinded...

BiggestAUfan

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Hello. First I ask for your prayers at this difficult time.

My son received word Thursday that his appointment has been rescinded and he will not be joining his classmates with the class of '22 at R Day this July. He is, we are, devastated...

I am reaching out for any help, guidance or advice from any here who may have experienced this with their child.

Thank you in advance.
 
I'm asking for prayers and advice. My son was informed Thursday that his appointment to USMA for the class of '22 has been rescinded.

Has anyone here experienced this, and if so, I would be forever grateful for any help, guidance or advice you could share.

Our family is devastated and I feel helpless right now...
 
There is nothing to be done until Tuesday, then your DS will have to take a deep breath and call Admissions or any other POC with whom he may have been working, so he can get some answers.

I assume it’s not a last-minute med DQ for an unwaived condition.

Dust off Plan B, and if there is no recourse after your DS gets an answer, then he’s fortunate to have a loving family supporting him as he deals with the fallout.

Live in the moment until you get some answers, and hope and pray for the best outcome.

See where you are on Tuesday, gather your strength and keep going.
 
I responded to your duplicate post in the Parents forum.

You may get better responses here.
 
Did it indicate why it was rescinded? Did he get into some trouble or was he not truthful on something they may have discovered?
 
we made a mister on his paperwork. It was not intentional but I see where they think he wasn't being truthful. That was not the case at all as there was no intent to conceal or misinform what so ever. It was a simple error in that we forgot something from school.
 
I have merged these threads and left in USMA as I think it will get more traffic there.
 
we made a mister on his paperwork. It was not intentional but I see where they think he wasn't being truthful. That was not the case at all as there was no intent to conceal or misinform what so ever. It was a simple error in that we forgot something from school.

No question about it, that's a gut-punch.

I assume (from reading the above) that there was some mistake in the form of an omission of some qualification (or lack thereof) from school.
If it was indeed a "simple error", I don't see how an Offer of Appointment would be rescinded.

By no means should you tell us what it was (it's not any of our business), but obviously the Admissions Board didn't consider it a simple error.
Was there any suggestion given that you could explain the error as simply being what you say it was (an error), or is this decision non-appeal-able?
 
Sorry you have to wait until Tuesday due to the holiday. Crazy week at all the SAs - but guess your DS was unable to reach anyone on Friday?
 
On his initial application we marked 'no' to the question re: have you ever been in probation, suspended or expelled from school.

We forgot he had beeen suspended. It was a complete and total miss on our part and unintentional.

I understand what it looks like but it was something we totally overlooked and there was no intent to cover anything up.
 
On his initial application we marked 'no' to the question re: have you ever been in probation, suspended or expelled from school.

We forgot he had beeen suspended. It was a complete and total miss on our part and unintentional.

I understand what it looks like but it was something we totally overlooked and there was no intent to cover anything up.

Thanks for your candor.

From what I think the Academy view would be, based on my own military experience, they expect the candidate filling out the application will pay attention to detail, taking the time needed to ensure accuracy on all answers - indicators of future officer skills. They would probably wonder how he forgot he was suspended. This is a critical question. Not such a big deal that he was, as long as he could describe the situation, mistakes he made, lessons learned. The military culture is such that people are held to high standards of accountability for that which they are responsible, even if it’s filling out a form.

I am sure your son did not get up the morning he was filling out his application, read that question and decide to check “no” in an effort to deceive. This is a costly, painful consequence to face for a moment’s oversight.

There is some truth to “whatever doesn’t break you, only makes you stronger.”

If I were in his shoes, and if there were no forgiveness this year, I’d head for the hardest Plan B possible, excel and go for re-application, laying out everything learned since the loss of the 2022 appointment. But it’s his journey. There’s plenty of heartbreak all around, but the only direction to go is forward.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston Churchill
 
Dear OP,
Your post reminded me of the prayer from St. Augustine that's part of evening compline, which asks "Watch, Oh Lord, with those who wake, or watch or weep tonight," and I am praying for you and your child. I am so sorry. It's so much to go through, after the long march toward admission. My child was suspended for 90 minutes at the end of the day for (what we felt was) a minor error, but reported it - and had to write an explanation, and teachers received phone calls. They take it seriously, as they should. Enforcement can seem hit and miss -- one of our child's classmates who will be attending another academy brags that he didn't report his two day suspension for breaking another student's jaw. Another kid was expelled for serious (felony level) trouble and transferred schools and was accepted to yet another service academy. It's not fair that some people who are better at gaming the system seem to skate, and others get slammed. Let go of the noise, let your kid know you'll fight through this with them, make sure your kid faces it heads up - takes responsibility and makes amends - and get some fresh air this weekend. There is nothing else to be done, but maybe pray. Do you know your regional rep? Can you speak with them Tuesday bright and early?
 
In the instructions , it says that it is non-refundable, but I believe the question is whether that applies to a rescission on the part of USMA, rather than a cadet candidate changing their minds. In the latter circumstance, it appears to be non-refundable. Can't say about the former.
 
$2,000.00 deposit? Do a lot of cadets get cold feet prior to reporting for R-Day?

There is nothing like that for USNA. It is strange how things (like this) are so different from academy to academy.
One would think that there would be a modicum of military standardization.
 
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