Thank you. The presidential nomination is automatic? What would it say on the portal? Currently it just says received under mine.
The president does not choose his nominees. What I mean by automatic is if you apply for the presidential NOM, then you will receive that NOM and it will show up on your portal as received and then will list nomination as presidential. So it seems that you have it.
Your appointment, however, is not automatic. There may be 500+ presidential NOMs vying for an appointment and only 100 of those are slated to the president. I have no idea when the VP nominees are selected. Maybe someone else can answer that question, but I suspect it will be in March or April.
As far as your deadline for the CFA, it is what USAFA gives you and whatever it is you should meet it. This year USAFA staggered candidate deadlines so they are all different. My DD had to have all of her items completed by November 10th including her CFA. Her app has been completed since October 30th, so I can't go back and look at the original deadline request but this is from her original letter:
"Applicants will be promoted in the order they applied and most deadlines to complete the candidate kit will occur from the 1st of November to the 31st of January. Your specific deadline is posted on your portal. Please be aware of the deadline since
failure to complete the required items by the deadline will disqualify your application."
So, to answer your question about extending deadlines, my answer would be a resounding "NO". USAFA receives thousands of applications completed on-time and if one cannot meet the deadline then it helps them to weed out candidates. With that said, keep training and get your CFA results submitted by the deadline on
your portal. And if you have any doubts as to what your deadline is, you should contact your admissions liaison officer. That is what they are there for. Good luck to you.