Got a waiver, good sign?

[punisherz1911]

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Thank you for taking the time to respond! I desperately hope that holds to be true for every candidate... Nothing would make me happier than to receive an appointment. Or my dad for that matter (class of '83). I hope your candidate is rewarded for the hard work they have demonstrated!

hopefully he gets one as well!USNA is his first choice! god willing we will meet up at the yard!

 

[d22]

My DS was one of those kids who was DQ'ed, got a USNA waiver, then a TWE after being waitlisted for Class of 2018. He also received an NROTC waiver and did one year of college with the NROTC scholarship, reapplied to USNA, and received an appointment for Class of 2019. He did not apply to any other SAs. I'm only weighing in to emphasize the need for your DD to have a solid Plan B, even with a strong application and waiver. Several active duty USNA grads and retired Navy told DS he was just what USNA was looking for, so when the waitlist letter and subsequent TWE came, it was a very tough pill. It truly is a numbers game.

This could be my DS, c/o 2019. DS was adamant he was going to reapply to the c/o 2020 however, after a couple of months at NROTC he decided he wasn't going to pursue USNA because he liked his unit, the location and university. He is doing very well and thriving in all areas and we couldn't be happier for him.

 

[Hockeydad]

I've enjoyed the thread - my DS has applied to 3 SAs (USNA, USMMA, USCGA) and NROTC has 3 nominations (2 for USNA and 1 for USMMA) and is DQ'd medically. Only agency showing on DoDMERB dashboard is USNA - they were the ones that initiated the medical last fall. We submitted our AMI and status moved to Pending waiver review by USNA. Waiver not automatically granted but based on what your military friend is saying, USNA sounds like they are interested in him, yes? How long before your waiver approval showed up?

On another note, USMMA and USCGA do NOT show on the DoDMERB dashboard and they never have. Falcon A gave some keen insight into this observation in my DoDMERB thread - these two SAs don't yet consider him competitive and thus have not initiated the waiver process and won't unless they intent to offer him an appointment. That makes sense. Also, his file hasn't been through the NROTC board yet so we know that one won't show up unless they intent to offer him a scholarship.

Another question: if DS gets the waiver and NOT the appointment, how long is the medical waiver valid? He intends to apply again the following year if he gets nothing and we'd like to know if he needs to go through this entire medical process again. Conversely, if he does NOT get a waiver and no appointment but wants to apply next year, can he do so, seeking another waiver and appointment? (PS - don't even want to think about going through all of this all over again next year LOL!)

USMMA does show on the DoDMERB dashboard. My DS has a "Waiver granted" USMMA on his page. Just got the same "Waiver granted" notice from USNA

 

[fencersmother]

Waiver granted. Waiver denied. No info at all.

All so you'll know: HAVE YOUR PLAN B IN PLACE (C & D too!)

 

[Mom_CHgn]

So DD received her waiver with in a week of USAFA requesting it...She is definitely not Qualified for direct appointment into USAFA but does this seem good for her to maybe getting into USAFAPS? It just seemed like they moved her along fairly fast as she was told they were busy at this time and that this part of the process most likely would take 3-4 weeks.