You do not need to have a nomination, but I think you need to be pilot qualified. This isn't a free pass, even Falcons don't get appointments. Prep school is no cake walk.
And then there was one of my candidates several years ago that received a "D" in English at NMMI...and never raised it. He had already received his appointment because his SAT scores did precisely what they needed to do: they JUMPED upwards!You need a nomination, but the Falcon Foundation will "find" a nomination for you if you can't get one (as long as you applied to all possible sources). I've also been told by a general that I would have to "really screw up" to not get appointment. But yes, there are still Falcons who don't get appointments. I hear it's mostly from low test scores.
And then that "D" grade...that progressed to an "F" for the semester.
And then the appointment was yanked.
You do not need to have a nomination, but I think you need to be pilot qualified. This isn't a free pass, even Falcons don't get appointments. Prep school is no cake walk.
dragon6,
To receive the Falcon Scholarship, candidates must have been found to be medically qualified to to be a pilot. The prep schools themselves do not care about this.
Falcon Scholars cannot apply to other academies or even ROTC.
Is that now written in the FF scholarship agreement?
The "if offered an appointment and you refuse it, you must pay back..." I know well. It also takes effect if you do something stupid like flunk out of PS!We were told that the academies have an unofficial agreement not to accept the others' prep schoolers. Also, I know a Falcon who tried to apply to ROTC, and the ROTC admissions officer he talked to said he couldn't. The only thing the FF specifically told us was that if we denied our appointment, we would have to pay the $5000 back.