End of Journey Thank you

[mom3boys]

As far as "that ship has already sailed" with the nom...my philosophy is that if you don't ask, the answer is definitely "no." If you do ask, it could still be no..but you have no chance of a "yes" unless you ask.

 

[GoArmyBeatNavy]

No worries - as DS said at the time - when the doors close, you look for open windows. I wish I had the choices he will have at his age and the flexibility to adapt. He loves that Marine (?) saying "adapt, improvise and overcome". As a parent it was just a long, tortuous journey to be have it end for him on something completely out of anyone's control. Thanks Again!

Have him try again next year. He is still young. I spent two years at a civilian school before going to West Point and I would do it all over again if given the choice.

Good chance that USMA will still render the same decision, but maybe the window that was open was USNA for 2018?

Good luck and thanks for your story. Sounds like a great kid.

 

[dunninla]

Is there an appeal process for the Waiver rejection? One would think that given a Marine clearance the Army might reconsider.

It sounds like USNA was seriously considered and only rejected when he was forced to choose by the MOC. I would suggest, assuming there is no waiver reversal by the USMA, that your son attend a civilian college, participate in NROTC, and then get nominations from both the NROTC Commander, and the MOC. Given the USMA LOE, it is likely your son would be accepted into the USNA next year.

I'm not sure exactly how the USMA curriculum is "broader" than that at the USNA, other than a greater % of non-technical classes. On the other hand, many would conclude that the USNA offers a broader spectrum of active duty assignments... fixed wing NAVY, rotary wing Navy, fixed wing Marine, rotary wing Marine, Marine Ground, sub-surface ships, surface ships, Nuclear powered vessels, and the various army-like assignments in Marines other than Infantry.