USNA2023Candidate
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Can anyone explain what happens to an appointment that is declined? Is the appointment available to another USNA candidate from that nominating source?
This nuance was discussed at a BGO training event that I attended and we were told that if they did not move someone else up on the list then they did NOT fill it the next year because that would result (3 yrs down the line) in that MOC having zero vacancies to fill. Basically, they need to manage things so there is one appointment available each year and then there is the additional one every fourth yr. If they rolled the declined appointment into the next yr, they would have two or even three that yr and could have zero in a future yr.Thad is how I understand it. If declined, admissions could move who they charge that appt to. If there are multiple people who have noms maybe someone moves from another slate to this one, maybe they offer another appointment or maybe it goes unfilled that year. None of us know, it could be any of the scenarios with lots more nuances to it.
This nuance was discussed at a BGO training event that I attended and we were told that if they did not move someone else up on the list then they did NOT fill it the next year because that would result (3 yrs down the line) in that MOC having zero vacancies to fill. Basically, they need to manage things so there is one appointment available each year and then there is the additional one every fourth yr. If they rolled the declined appointment into the next yr, they would have two or even three that yr and could have zero in a future yr.Thad is how I understand it. If declined, admissions could move who they charge that appt to. If there are multiple people who have noms maybe someone moves from another slate to this one, maybe they offer another appointment or maybe it goes unfilled that year. None of us know, it could be any of the scenarios with lots more nuances to it.
I think it's the MOCs choice whether to fill the slate the next year or not. They know how many vacancies they have, sometimes they choose to fill extra slates, sometimes they don't. Sometimes a charged slot becomes open because someone leaves prior to graduation so there are a number of reasons, including the one discussed above, giving the MOC a chance to nominate two slates in a given year.This nuance was discussed at a BGO training event that I attended and we were told that if they did not move someone else up on the list then they did NOT fill it the next year because that would result (3 yrs down the line) in that MOC having zero vacancies to fill. Basically, they need to manage things so there is one appointment available each year and then there is the additional one every fourth yr. If they rolled the declined appointment into the next yr, they would have two or even three that yr and could have zero in a future yr.Thad is how I understand it. If declined, admissions could move who they charge that appt to. If there are multiple people who have noms maybe someone moves from another slate to this one, maybe they offer another appointment or maybe it goes unfilled that year. None of us know, it could be any of the scenarios with lots more nuances to it.