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I received a letter of recognition from my local navy recruiting office for helping them get an influence at my school as my school has never been really opened up to military until I began my military club and did so. The award was due to me helping them fix up who was assigned where and showing exceptional interest. Would this be something I can put on my application that would benefit me? If so, would it just be a small award they'd look over and not take too much consideration into or would they really take it heavily?
 
OldNavyBGO answered it here:

Letter of Rec from a Recruiter

Does USNA/Nomination letter of rec from a recruiter look good? I ask this because I run a the military club at my school, and I've worked closely with recruiters and will continue to do so to get more military exposure at my school. Before getting the club going and getting them on campus, our...
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brewmeist said:
And look who started that original thread... @seb.g.b, you've done this before. You can't keep on making multiple threads about the same exact thing if you want people to help you out and take you seriously.
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Letter of recommendation is different from letter of recognition bud.
 
A1Janitor said:
OldNavyBGO answered it here:

Letter of Rec from a Recruiter

Does USNA/Nomination letter of rec from a recruiter look good? I ask this because I run a the military club at my school, and I've worked closely with recruiters and will continue to do so to get more military exposure at my school. Before getting the club going and getting them on campus, our...
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Letter of recommendation is different from letter of recognition. Recommendation is a letter stating your good and advocating for you. Recognition is an award presented to you.
 
seb.g.b said:
Letter of recommendation is different from letter of recognition. Recommendation is a letter stating your good and advocating for you. Recognition is an award presented to you.
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At the least, I think you should get a few points added to your WCS for ingenuity. Pretty creative.

I think an appointment will based on your academic, athletic, extracurricular, fitness, and medical record. As compared to others on your slate.

And not this letter of recommendation that turned into a letter of recognition.
 
A letter of recognition from the local navy recruiting office is extremely unlikely to help your application. former Chief of Naval Operations is a family friend and if he wrote a letter on DD or DS's behalf it would not help their application. The application process for each candidate is uniforms each academy can compare each candidate on an even basis. The best way to stand out is to have a great application.
 
You can submit it. It might add a point or two, it might not. None of us know. You are often looking for black and white answers, but as you can clearly see there are very few in this process. What and how much they weigh things is a great mystery. I think the greater item that can be leveraged from this is what was behind that letter. What did you do to get recognized (I don’t need an answer)? How can that be used in essays and interviews for your MOC and BGO. Examples of leadership are always good to have while on this path.
 
So is a letter of recognition a standard award type thing that is given? If so, I would think you would include it in “other awards”. And be prepared to explain why you received it.

If it’s not an award thing, then recognition = recommendation. Same thing. Unless you are saying it’s basically a “thanks” for what you did. IMO, this would be material for essay and interviews.
 
NavyHoops said:
You can submit it. It might add a point or two, it might not. None of us know. You are often looking for black and white answers, but as you can clearly see there are very few in this process. What and how much they weigh things is a great mystery. I think the greater item that can be leveraged from this is what was behind that letter. What did you do to get recognized (I don’t need an answer)? How can that be used in essays and interviews for your MOC and BGO. Examples of leadership are always good to have while on this path.
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I will add to Hoops's comment here on the fact that it may add a point or two. While it might get a little bit (a couple of points), it is not likely to weigh very heavily. If you don't understand why that is, please think of it this way.The Admissions Board is MOST INTERESTED in:
a. Can Candidate X Successfully complete the Course of Instruction at USNA.
b. Can Candidate X be successful as a Naval Officer.

Think about the many things that are posted here and on the USNA.EDU site about qualifications and what is important through the lens that I've outlined above.
Performance in STEM Course, ACT/SAT scores, GPA, Evaluations from teachers - (a.) above
Sports, Team Captaincies, Leadership Experience, (b.) above

While helping the recruiter get access to your school is a nice thing, I can't see how it applies to a. or b.
 
A1Janitor said:
At the least, I think you should get a few points added to your WCS for ingenuity. Pretty creative.

I think an appointment will based on your academic, athletic, extracurricular, fitness, and medical record. As compared to others on your slate.

And not this letter of recommendation that turned into a letter of recognition.
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