Usnavy2019
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Hello,
I am seeking an appointment to the USMMA for the Class of 2019. I would like to know how competitive I am. I am a male who is 16 years old.
School is a competitive private college prep school. You have to apply and be accepted to the school and you have to take an entrance exam. I was the minority in this process because I came from a public school where the majority of applicants coming from Catholic schools. I have just finished sophomore year.
Weighted GPA: 3.2 (4.0 scale)
Class Rank* 100 out of 250 (Approximate) (Top 40%)
* School does not rank students, ranking based of test scores
Pre ACT: 21 (Composite, Scale out of 32) (Tp 16% in the nation for Sophomores sitting for exam)
Pre ACT to ACT: 26 (Composite)
Will take both ACT and SAT Next Year
Starting SAT and ACT Prep Class in Fall
On Honor Roll for each semester attended
Clubs:
Aviation Club Instructor (Officer)
Sports:
Freshman Year: Frosh/Soph Men's Volleyball, Scholar Athelte, played Libero and Defensive Specialist
Sophomore Year: Junior Varsity Men's Volleyball, 2nd Runner-Up for Most Improved, played Libero and occaisionally Defensive Specialist
Extra-Cirricular Activities:
Boy Scouts (2008-Present)
Eagle Scout (Earned February 2013)
Eagle Project was buliding dog agility equipment for the local SPCA shelter.
Earned 25 Merit Badges
Graduated from National Youth Leadership Training (Fenruary 2010)
Staffed National Youth Leadership Training (February 2011)
Senior Patrol Leader (Highest Youth Leader in Troop, Led around 40 boys, Responsible for conducting troop meetings, planning troop meetings, leading the leadership team, working with the Scoutmaster on running the troop, planning outings, and instructing the new people in leadership positions on how to do their job )
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (Assisted Senior Patrol Leader, Second Highest Youth Leader)
Patrol Leader (Led 6 boys and reported to SPL)
Den Chief (mentored Cub Scouts through the process of becoming a Boy Scout)
Librarian (Maintained Troop's Merit Badge Book Library)
Will become Junior Assistant Scoutmaster in December (JASM is like an Assistant Scoutmaster, just you are not 18 yet.)
Trail Maintenance Crew
Led Color Guard for past 4 years at 4th of July Parade
Helped Build Storage Boxes for Local High School Music Teacher
Helped Build planter boxes for local Middle School Science Teacher
Built Shed for an Abused Women Shelter
Order of the Arrow (Boy Scout's National Honor Society) (2011-Present)
Elected into the Order in March 2011
Passed Ordeal In August 2011 (Ordeal is physical labor that lasts all day. Scant food is provided and you must stay silent the enitre day.)
Became a Brotherhood Honor Member in June 2012 (Brotherhood is the second-highest honor one can earn.)
Chapter Vice Chief (Second in Command of all OA activites for four cities.)
Lodge Trading Post Manager (Responsible for selling patches and apperal and managed inventory for the three counties the Lodge covers.)
Assistant CVC for Administration for Section Meeting. (Second in Command of Administration Staff for event that hosted OA members from all of Northern California and Northwestern Nevada.)
Assistant to the Western Region Chief at Section Meeting (Responsible for managing the youth in charge of all Order of the Arrow activities of the entire Western Region*.)
*Western Region Includes: All U.S. Pacific Territories, Councils in Asia (Military children), Hawaii, Alaska, West Texas, West South Dakota, West Nebraska, Colorado, and All States West of the above named states.
Sea Scouts (Nautical Branch of Boy Scouts) (2010-Present)
Unit is the 2013 National Flagship (Unit is the best in the nation, ranking is based on youth members' accomplishments)
Selcted to Sail aborad the USCGC Barque Eagle this summer (National Competition based on merit. Merit decided upon academic, scouting, extra-cirricular, and community service activities and accomplishments. The best 6 applications are selected.)
Apprentice (1st rank, requires basic seamanship skills)
Ordinary (2nd Rank, regarded as the hardest rank to earn, although not the highest. Regarded as the hardest becuase you have to learn a plethora of new skills and use them competently. Advanced Seamanship is needed for this rank.)
Working towards Able (Third rank, refining skills learned into an art. A samll increase of seamanship is needed)
Quartermaster should be completed by Senior Year or by the end of Freshman Year (Quartermaster is the highest rank achievable. Only those who show expert seamanship and leadership are given the award. The award is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The final requirement for the rank is to become the CO of your unit's vessel for 48 hours and serve as the CO underway.)
Yeoman (Administration and Logistics Officer)
Crew Leader (Leads crew of 6-7 crewmen)
Candidate for Boatswain's Mate (Similar to XO/ASPL [described above])
Unit Award for Heroism (Saved woman from being crushed by her boat after she fell overboard. Two crewman and I pulled her out of the water, pushed the boat away, alerted the operator to cut the engines, and then treated her for hypothermia. She fully recovered.)
Received Small Boat Handler Award (Given to those who can competently operate and command a small vessel. Assesment included an oral review and an underway exam.)
Crew Leader's Course Graduate (One Course)
Crew Leader's Course Instructor (Three Courses)
Boatswain's* Course Graduate
* Boatswain is similar to SPL (described above)
Venturing Bronze Award for Sea Scouting (Venturing is the High-Adventure branch of Boy Scouts. Earned for achieving Ordinary.)
On the Unit's Unarmed USMC Regulation Drill Team for past two years (Being on the drill team is a coveted position in the unit. The 9 most elite crewmen are selected each year. The unit has 20 crewman in it. I would like to participate on the Drill Team at USMMA.)
On Ceremonial Color Guard for Unit (Would like to be on the Color Guard at USMMA)
Long Cruise Badge (Given to crewmen who show competency underway for 14 days of more)
Coastal Clean-Up for Local Marina
Refurbished Docks and Gangways at Regional Park's lagoon
Park Clean Up at Regional Park
Pressure Washing Docks at Local Marina (every 3 months)
Helped replant Local Marina's garden
Placed flags along parade route for 4th of July Parade.
Coxswained Scuttlebutt event during this year's competiotion season. (Scuttlebutt is an event at Sea Scout competitions where you hoist a 55 gallon metal barrel with the top open. You hoist the barrel up 3 feet. You use three spars, a line to tie a knot around the barrel, and blocks and tackle[pullies and rope] to hoist the barrel. You put the spars in a tripod and bring the tripod up. You hoist the barrel and then bring down the tripod. The barrel is filled with water 3 inches from the top. Nothing can touch the water and no water can be spilled. You cannot talk in this event except for the Coxswain, which is me. I give all the commands and make sure everything is going fast as possible and that everything is safe. I led the team to a new record of 45 seconds. 2 minutes is a good times and a great time is 1:30.)
Community Service:
Altar Server for past 5 years
Lead Altar Server for 2.5 years (Leads Alta Serving Crew on altar and conducts Altar Server training.)
Part of Catholic Teens in Action (Youth Group that meets monthy and performs monthly service projects around the community)
Served Meals at St. Anthony's Dining Room to the less fortunate in the Tenderloin (poorest) District of San Francisco.
Publiciy Assistant Chair for School's Cereal Drive
Collected Donations for the Get on the Bus Program (Get on the Bus Program allows kids to visit thier parents in prison. Donations were for entertainment devices for the kids so they can have something to do during the long bus ride.)
Why I want to go to USMMA: I have always wanted to do something near the water. I never went boating but ships and the ocean fascinated me. When I joined Sea Scouts, it was the perfect porgram for me. It combines what I want to do, which is boating, with the military. Sea Scouts teaches you things such as drill and military bearing. We even wear Navy uniforms. My ultimate goal would to become an active duty Navy officer. I would love to be a pilot. I have also looked into becoming a Surface Warfare Officer. Also, I love the majors that KP offers. Marine Transportation looks like the one for me. I really enjoy charting and deck work. I enjoy everything about it from actually plotting the course and steering the ship, down to docking the ship working with the mooring lines. I plot courses, steer, and handle mooring line on a regular basis for Sea Scouts. Why not major in what you love to do. I know I will be successful at KP because my passion for my chosen major as well as my motivation to become an active duty officer in the Navy.
I am seeking an appointment to the USMMA for the Class of 2019. I would like to know how competitive I am. I am a male who is 16 years old.
School is a competitive private college prep school. You have to apply and be accepted to the school and you have to take an entrance exam. I was the minority in this process because I came from a public school where the majority of applicants coming from Catholic schools. I have just finished sophomore year.
Weighted GPA: 3.2 (4.0 scale)
Class Rank* 100 out of 250 (Approximate) (Top 40%)
* School does not rank students, ranking based of test scores
Pre ACT: 21 (Composite, Scale out of 32) (Tp 16% in the nation for Sophomores sitting for exam)
Pre ACT to ACT: 26 (Composite)
Will take both ACT and SAT Next Year
Starting SAT and ACT Prep Class in Fall
On Honor Roll for each semester attended
Clubs:
Aviation Club Instructor (Officer)
Sports:
Freshman Year: Frosh/Soph Men's Volleyball, Scholar Athelte, played Libero and Defensive Specialist
Sophomore Year: Junior Varsity Men's Volleyball, 2nd Runner-Up for Most Improved, played Libero and occaisionally Defensive Specialist
Extra-Cirricular Activities:
Boy Scouts (2008-Present)
Eagle Scout (Earned February 2013)
Eagle Project was buliding dog agility equipment for the local SPCA shelter.
Earned 25 Merit Badges
Graduated from National Youth Leadership Training (Fenruary 2010)
Staffed National Youth Leadership Training (February 2011)
Senior Patrol Leader (Highest Youth Leader in Troop, Led around 40 boys, Responsible for conducting troop meetings, planning troop meetings, leading the leadership team, working with the Scoutmaster on running the troop, planning outings, and instructing the new people in leadership positions on how to do their job )
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (Assisted Senior Patrol Leader, Second Highest Youth Leader)
Patrol Leader (Led 6 boys and reported to SPL)
Den Chief (mentored Cub Scouts through the process of becoming a Boy Scout)
Librarian (Maintained Troop's Merit Badge Book Library)
Will become Junior Assistant Scoutmaster in December (JASM is like an Assistant Scoutmaster, just you are not 18 yet.)
Trail Maintenance Crew
Led Color Guard for past 4 years at 4th of July Parade
Helped Build Storage Boxes for Local High School Music Teacher
Helped Build planter boxes for local Middle School Science Teacher
Built Shed for an Abused Women Shelter
Order of the Arrow (Boy Scout's National Honor Society) (2011-Present)
Elected into the Order in March 2011
Passed Ordeal In August 2011 (Ordeal is physical labor that lasts all day. Scant food is provided and you must stay silent the enitre day.)
Became a Brotherhood Honor Member in June 2012 (Brotherhood is the second-highest honor one can earn.)
Chapter Vice Chief (Second in Command of all OA activites for four cities.)
Lodge Trading Post Manager (Responsible for selling patches and apperal and managed inventory for the three counties the Lodge covers.)
Assistant CVC for Administration for Section Meeting. (Second in Command of Administration Staff for event that hosted OA members from all of Northern California and Northwestern Nevada.)
Assistant to the Western Region Chief at Section Meeting (Responsible for managing the youth in charge of all Order of the Arrow activities of the entire Western Region*.)
*Western Region Includes: All U.S. Pacific Territories, Councils in Asia (Military children), Hawaii, Alaska, West Texas, West South Dakota, West Nebraska, Colorado, and All States West of the above named states.
Sea Scouts (Nautical Branch of Boy Scouts) (2010-Present)
Unit is the 2013 National Flagship (Unit is the best in the nation, ranking is based on youth members' accomplishments)
Selcted to Sail aborad the USCGC Barque Eagle this summer (National Competition based on merit. Merit decided upon academic, scouting, extra-cirricular, and community service activities and accomplishments. The best 6 applications are selected.)
Apprentice (1st rank, requires basic seamanship skills)
Ordinary (2nd Rank, regarded as the hardest rank to earn, although not the highest. Regarded as the hardest becuase you have to learn a plethora of new skills and use them competently. Advanced Seamanship is needed for this rank.)
Working towards Able (Third rank, refining skills learned into an art. A samll increase of seamanship is needed)
Quartermaster should be completed by Senior Year or by the end of Freshman Year (Quartermaster is the highest rank achievable. Only those who show expert seamanship and leadership are given the award. The award is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The final requirement for the rank is to become the CO of your unit's vessel for 48 hours and serve as the CO underway.)
Yeoman (Administration and Logistics Officer)
Crew Leader (Leads crew of 6-7 crewmen)
Candidate for Boatswain's Mate (Similar to XO/ASPL [described above])
Unit Award for Heroism (Saved woman from being crushed by her boat after she fell overboard. Two crewman and I pulled her out of the water, pushed the boat away, alerted the operator to cut the engines, and then treated her for hypothermia. She fully recovered.)
Received Small Boat Handler Award (Given to those who can competently operate and command a small vessel. Assesment included an oral review and an underway exam.)
Crew Leader's Course Graduate (One Course)
Crew Leader's Course Instructor (Three Courses)
Boatswain's* Course Graduate
* Boatswain is similar to SPL (described above)
Venturing Bronze Award for Sea Scouting (Venturing is the High-Adventure branch of Boy Scouts. Earned for achieving Ordinary.)
On the Unit's Unarmed USMC Regulation Drill Team for past two years (Being on the drill team is a coveted position in the unit. The 9 most elite crewmen are selected each year. The unit has 20 crewman in it. I would like to participate on the Drill Team at USMMA.)
On Ceremonial Color Guard for Unit (Would like to be on the Color Guard at USMMA)
Long Cruise Badge (Given to crewmen who show competency underway for 14 days of more)
Coastal Clean-Up for Local Marina
Refurbished Docks and Gangways at Regional Park's lagoon
Park Clean Up at Regional Park
Pressure Washing Docks at Local Marina (every 3 months)
Helped replant Local Marina's garden
Placed flags along parade route for 4th of July Parade.
Coxswained Scuttlebutt event during this year's competiotion season. (Scuttlebutt is an event at Sea Scout competitions where you hoist a 55 gallon metal barrel with the top open. You hoist the barrel up 3 feet. You use three spars, a line to tie a knot around the barrel, and blocks and tackle[pullies and rope] to hoist the barrel. You put the spars in a tripod and bring the tripod up. You hoist the barrel and then bring down the tripod. The barrel is filled with water 3 inches from the top. Nothing can touch the water and no water can be spilled. You cannot talk in this event except for the Coxswain, which is me. I give all the commands and make sure everything is going fast as possible and that everything is safe. I led the team to a new record of 45 seconds. 2 minutes is a good times and a great time is 1:30.)
Community Service:
Altar Server for past 5 years
Lead Altar Server for 2.5 years (Leads Alta Serving Crew on altar and conducts Altar Server training.)
Part of Catholic Teens in Action (Youth Group that meets monthy and performs monthly service projects around the community)
Served Meals at St. Anthony's Dining Room to the less fortunate in the Tenderloin (poorest) District of San Francisco.
Publiciy Assistant Chair for School's Cereal Drive
Collected Donations for the Get on the Bus Program (Get on the Bus Program allows kids to visit thier parents in prison. Donations were for entertainment devices for the kids so they can have something to do during the long bus ride.)
Why I want to go to USMMA: I have always wanted to do something near the water. I never went boating but ships and the ocean fascinated me. When I joined Sea Scouts, it was the perfect porgram for me. It combines what I want to do, which is boating, with the military. Sea Scouts teaches you things such as drill and military bearing. We even wear Navy uniforms. My ultimate goal would to become an active duty Navy officer. I would love to be a pilot. I have also looked into becoming a Surface Warfare Officer. Also, I love the majors that KP offers. Marine Transportation looks like the one for me. I really enjoy charting and deck work. I enjoy everything about it from actually plotting the course and steering the ship, down to docking the ship working with the mooring lines. I plot courses, steer, and handle mooring line on a regular basis for Sea Scouts. Why not major in what you love to do. I know I will be successful at KP because my passion for my chosen major as well as my motivation to become an active duty officer in the Navy.
