LOA and Presidential

Here’s how it’s written on the USNA site:
“An unlimited number of presidential nominations are available for children and legally adopted children of career officer and enlisted personnel of the armed forces, active or reserve, including the Coast Guard. One hundred candidates may be appointed with these nominations each year. A parent in the reserve must be serving as a member of a reserve component and be credited with at least eight full years of service (a minimum of 2880 points) or must be entitled to retired pay except that he or she is not yet sixty years old. Otherwise, the parent must currently be on active duty (other than for training) and have served continuously for at least eight years or have been retired with pay or granted retired or retainer pay.”

So - a parent can be currently on active duty, or currently in the active Reserve, but has to have 8 years service. Or, they can be retired, which is usually after 20 years, though it can be earlier for special reasons. Plus the other situations described. Your dad - and I appreciate his time in uniform - served 8 years and separated. If he is not receiving retired pay, or serving in the active Reserves, I think that’s why the Pres nom criteria are not met.

Here is USAFA's web site: BLUF--Same as USNA

PRESIDENTIAL
There are unlimited nominations, but only up to 100 appointments available annually in this category. Vacancies allocated to the President of the United States have been reserved for children of career military personnel. This includes enlisted, warrant, and commissioned members of regular and reserve components who are on active duty (other than for training) and who have served continuously on active duty for at least eight years; and military retirees either living or deceased who have received retired or retainer pay. Reservists must be serving as members of reserve components and be credited with at least eight years of service computed under section 12733 of Title 10 (at least 2880 points); or would be, or who died while they would have been entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of Title 10 except for not having attained 60 years of age. For adopted children, the adoption proceedings must have begun before their 15th birthday.
 
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