It’s not a negative sign. They’ve asked her to do this as a next step - probably because of the shrinking timeline to get this bit done. They want to know if she’s good to go medically sooner rather than later, if they have to go to the waitlist.
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Thank you!It’s not a negative sign. They’ve asked her to do this as a next step - probably because of the shrinking timeline to get this bit done. They want to know if she’s good to go medically sooner rather than later, if they have to go to the waitlist.
If they have asked her to do this, she can probably go to the DoDMETS site right now, follow the instructions for new user login, set up her profile and a new personal password, and get on with scheduling the exams. USCGA has probably downloaded her info to DoDMERB and initiated the med review process. DoDMERB is the DoD agency that handles the meets/does not meet military medical accession standards process for USCGA. DoDMETS is the civilian contractor which coordinates providers with the candidate and relays info to DoDMERB, the info clearinghouse. The candidate must call the providers assigned to schedule. This process can take longer than you think, especially if there are bumps in the road, so if your daughter wants this, she should jump on it, get it done, hopefully be found qualified and be ready for any call with an offer. The other good thing is DoDMERB exams are good for 2 years from exam date, so if she finds herself reapplying next year, this part is done.
And, if she hasn’t already, she should read everything in the left-side menu, doesn’t have to log in to do that:
And, if she hasn’t found this:
Common Disqualifying Medical Conditions - United States Coast Guard Academy
Common Disqualifying Medical Conditions This list is provided to help you understand medical conditions that may be disqualifying for admission to the Coast Guard Academy. The list is not inclusive, but rather reflects the conditions that most commonly arise. Please consider this list as a...
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Since this is for CGAS waitlist and not confirmed CGA appointment, I don’t think the 15 May is hard and fast to start the stomach churn going, but I do think we are agreed she needs to jump right into DoDMETS and get rolling.
Unless things have changed with the CGA application process in the last three years, this isn't necessarily true. CGA -- unlike WP, AFA, and USNA -- does not refer all applicants to DoDMERB.
True. They would not refer ALL applicants to DODMERB. But if they ended up offering her a CGAS waitlist spot, then they definitely considered her a competitive applicant. I would have thought that they would have asked any competitive applicants to start the DODMERB process to be sure they completed the medical process in time.
Last year all the people on the waitlist got an email on May 4th asking if they still wanted to be considered. My understanding is that the Academy waits until May 1st (Decision Day) to see how many (if any) may be pulled off.
Any idea how many kids from the waitlist are actually offered CGAS appointments?
It varies every year, sometimes drastically. They always offer more appointments than they have space for, knowing some people will decline. If more people decline than they anticipated, or if a larger number are not approved for medical waivers, then they will start pulling people from the waitlist.
Thank you so much for the info
It is unlikely anyone would be pulled from the waitlist yet. Those with appointments have until 1 May to accept them. In addition, some people have conditional offers and are still hoping for medical waivers. If anyone is going to be pulled from either the CGA or CGAS waitlists, it will usually happen throughout the month of May. Last year some were pulled as late as 31 May.
Thank you!
Not sure if you're a first-timer but worrying this much doesn't help anyone or anything. Go do something fun and enjoy life rather than frantically worrying about something out of your control.
, my DS is also my only child. Again, my apologies if I did something wrong here. Wishing all of your DS and DD the best of luck. 
