Letter of Assurance
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None of us know. USNA doesn’t release that data. I would make a guess it’s rather high, but nearly every year we see a candidate or two on this board who receive an LOA but either do not receive a nom, DoDMERB issues or can’t pass a CFA. The first two are the more common ones we see.
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Thank you - It is the nomination process that I am confused about. Does a person with a LOA get offered an appointment if they are not the "primary" nomination for the MOC but are in the top 10 for that MOC's slate?
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An LOA with any nomination and 3Q will lead to an offer of appointment.
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To pile on to @A1Janitor , an LOA from the service academy at this stage usually has conditions to be met, such as “obtain nom,” or “pass CFA.” The nom can be any flavor, any source. If a candidate is on a slate (list) of 10 nominations, they have a nom.
3Q means triple qualified: medical (DoDMERB and any waiver needed), physical (CFA), scholastic/academic (all other stuff evaluated). 3Q + nom to be eligible for an offer of appintment. The LOA assures the offer will be made if the candidate meets all specified criteria.
Don’t forget the majority of midshipmen and cadets do not receive LOAs.
3Q means triple qualified: medical (DoDMERB and any waiver needed), physical (CFA), scholastic/academic (all other stuff evaluated). 3Q + nom to be eligible for an offer of appintment. The LOA assures the offer will be made if the candidate meets all specified criteria.
Don’t forget the majority of midshipmen and cadets do not receive LOAs.
Not at all common. It is also not particularly common for candidates to even apply to 4 SAs.