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OP you really are getting in your head about all of this. The nomination is a requirement to go further in the process. Without a local senator/congress nomination, you still aren’t necessarily done. BC each SA has the ability to ‘find you a nom’. You have no control. It happens behind the scenes. And? There is nothing ‘you can do to prepare for this’.
There is the receiving of the nomination piece. And then, separately, there is the CHARGING of the nom piece (re-read @Stealth_81 example). This all happens behind the scenes. In fact, you may be charged to a whole different source than you will ever know. At USNA, in order to see where you were actually CHARGED, a Mid has to seek it out somewhere there on the yard after the class is all buttoned up. And by then? They don’t care. I have no idea where either of my boys were CHARGED. Neither do they. And
Coaches have blue chips they can use. Athletes may not become fully qualified. They may be eligible for noms other than ones you are aware of. Re-read @Capt MJ post.
You are getting muddied up in details, that you cannot know. But the process has been explained. I think, that you think, that you have an understanding, that you actually don’t. But just let it go bc 1) you don’t control anything at this point 2) it doesn’t matter 3) part of this, is not for us to know/see.
BIG PICTURE: you won’t understand all the pieces. You aren’t supposed to. And you are in the game until a TWE arrives. Which can go until May even. 5 more months. Celebrate the Nom, and don’t worry about any other piece.
Hang in there! Hopefully a celebration is headed your way at some point.
There is the receiving of the nomination piece. And then, separately, there is the CHARGING of the nom piece (re-read @Stealth_81 example). This all happens behind the scenes. In fact, you may be charged to a whole different source than you will ever know. At USNA, in order to see where you were actually CHARGED, a Mid has to seek it out somewhere there on the yard after the class is all buttoned up. And by then? They don’t care. I have no idea where either of my boys were CHARGED. Neither do they. And
Coaches have blue chips they can use. Athletes may not become fully qualified. They may be eligible for noms other than ones you are aware of. Re-read @Capt MJ post.
You are getting muddied up in details, that you cannot know. But the process has been explained. I think, that you think, that you have an understanding, that you actually don’t. But just let it go bc 1) you don’t control anything at this point 2) it doesn’t matter 3) part of this, is not for us to know/see.
BIG PICTURE: you won’t understand all the pieces. You aren’t supposed to. And you are in the game until a TWE arrives. Which can go until May even. 5 more months. Celebrate the Nom, and don’t worry about any other piece.
Hang in there! Hopefully a celebration is headed your way at some point.
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