Appointment

Slim-Cheezy said:
No email or phone call, but my portal displays that I've received an appointment. Am I just waiting on the congratulatory email or call?
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You may start your Happy Dance.

It’s optional for letters/calls from any elected official you got a nom from. Some make the effort, some don’t.
 
You may never get a call. You are appointed. Congratulations! The BFE should arrive on your doorstep at some point.
However, that is it!
Congrats! Go Army!
 
Slim-Cheezy said:
No email or phone call, but my portal displays that I've received an appointment. Am I just waiting on the congratulatory email or call?
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DS never did receive a phone call or email. Did receive a letter with his BFE though.
 
JCSDVM1 said:
DS never did receive a phone call or email. Did receive a letter with his BFE though.
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Slim-Cheezy said:
No email or phone call, but my portal displays that I've received an appointment. Am I just waiting on the congratulatory email or call?
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Same here. Never received a call but it was definitely a pleasant surprise to see I received an appointment after a routine portal check on a groggy Thursday morning during homeroom:)
 
Heat_Miser said:
Same here. Never received a call but it was definitely a pleasant surprise to see I received an appointment after a routine portal check on a groggy Thursday morning during homeroom:)
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Heat Miser, you were in class? What did you do? Did you stand up & start hooting & hollering? Did you text your mama?
 
Ok so I have a question, if I were to accept my appointment to USMA, but I change my mind, is there a way to go back and decline? I have been done with my USNA app. since October and haven't heard anything, and I have been leaning towards USMA anyway, but in the case I get into USNA and have a change of heart, would I be able to pull out of the commitment to West Point?
 
I believe you have until May 1 to accept or decline. If unsure I would wait until close to that date to accept or decline, and hopefully you will hear one way or the other from USNA by then. Congratulations and good luck!
 
Slim-Cheezy said:
Ok so I have a question, if I were to accept my appointment to USMA, but I change my mind, is there a way to go back and decline? I have been done with my USNA app. since October and haven't heard anything, and I have been leaning towards USMA anyway, but in the case I get into USNA and have a change of heart, would I be able to pull out of the commitment to West Point?
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None of your decisions are binding. They are not going to come get you and make you go to an SA.

You can ghost them, or roll over in your rack the morning you are supposed to report in, and say “nope.” The SAs plan for this kind of attrition too, though it’s not the classy way to go.

If you reach the point you are sure you want to reverse your acceptance, no matter how late in the game, you contact them and let them know. They want you to go wherever you feel most certain about your decision they realize people are this age are grappling with a big decision, and heart/mind/gut can change.
 
Slim-Cheezy said:
Ok so I have a question, if I were to accept my appointment to USMA, but I change my mind, is there a way to go back and decline? I have been done with my USNA app. since October and haven't heard anything, and I have been leaning towards USMA anyway, but in the case I get into USNA and have a change of heart, would I be able to pull out of the commitment to West Point?
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Yes, it is possible to withdraw your commitment. However, if you are waiting on USNA, then there is no reason for you to just go ahead and accept to USMA right now. As mentioned, you have until May 1 to make a decision, so why add an extra complication by accepting an offer that you might ultimately withdraw.
 
Slim-Cheezy said:
Ok so I have a question, if I were to accept my appointment to USMA, but I change my mind, is there a way to go back and decline? I have been done with my USNA app. since October and haven't heard anything, and I have been leaning towards USMA anyway, but in the case I get into USNA and have a change of heart, would I be able to pull out of the commitment to West Point?
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Yes, you can. Happens all the time. USAFA gives you a deadline, for example, gives you a deadline prior to 1 May. So you have to accept if you are still waiting for your USMA decision.
When you turn down your previously accepted appointment, you are asked to confirm it three times.
 
Slim-Cheezy said:
Thank you so much for the help. I'm probably gonna give it until April to make a decision. I just want to get somewhere set in stone, the waiting is killing me.
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If it makes you feel any better, I was having the exact same conversation with my parents about this the other night. I’m waiting on navy, but I’ve been sitting on an army appointment for over two months now. I’m gonna wait to see before I make a decision, but it’s very tempting to accept it and end the uncertainty.
 
Texas_2026 said:
If it makes you feel any better, I was having the exact same conversation with my parents about this the other night. I’m waiting on navy, but I’ve been sitting on an army appointment for over two months now. I’m gonna wait to see before I make a decision, but it’s very tempting to accept it and end the uncertainty.
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Consider the lifestyle you want and how you want to serve. Consider the thing you wish to study. Do you have a Navy ROTC scholarship too?
Good luck with your USNA appointment...but do some serious research and soul searching about what you want to learn and how you want to live.
 
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