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So if you receive an LOA, does that take the pressure off of securing a local political appointment?
 
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Every candidate will require at least 1 Nomination from an acceptable source in order to qualify for an “Offer of Appointment” …. Therefore, try to secure a Nomination or multiple Nominations from all the sources that you qualify for …. That’s about all you can do …

Btw … pressure and anxiety is what you control … try not to worry about things too much … just do your part and move on.
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NomSeeker said:
So if you receive an LOA, does that take the pressure off of securing a local political appointment?
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It’s your responsibility to apply for noms. The SAs recommend applying for all you are eligible for. That gives them maximum flexibility in what nom source to charge your appointment to.
 
NomSeeker said:
So if you receive an LOA, does that take the pressure off of securing a local political appointment?
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@Capt MJ and @Dr. Strange Love provide good guidance here! SAF has seen LOA recipients get burned in the nominations process. You should apply to every source you can. Sometimes recipients end up not getting appointments since they don't get a nomination either through not applying to everyone or some well-meaning sources (trying to serve as many people as they can) assuming that someone else will nominate (like a Rep thinking one of the Senators will) or a nom will be found for that candidate. LOAs are conditional (i.e. predicated on fulfilling the specific requirements). Unfulfilled conditions = no full offer.
 
NomSeeker said:
So if you receive an LOA, does that take the pressure off of securing a local political appointment?
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Not if the condition of the LOA is securing a nomination. Which is a common condition, at this stage, of an LOA. This exact thing happened to a candidate last year. LOA received, no nom (condition of the LOA), no appointment.

Don’t leave any piece unfinished. Make sure you have done all that you can. After such a lengthy and extensive process, I cannot imagine leaving any piece untouched.
 
Question:
Can you get two congressional nominations? And If so would that greatly increase (or increase at all) your chances of acceptance to the academy that you apply to? Thanks!
 
FutureAVIATOR_USNA said:
Question:
Can you get two congressional nominations? And If so would that greatly increase (or increase at all) your chances of acceptance to the academy that you apply to? Thanks!
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It is theoretically possible to get 2 Senators, 1 Representative, VP (SA manages), and any of the service-related categories you are eligible for, and nom categories the SA controls.

The SA will evaluate you on an equal basis with everyone else, regardless of noms in hand. If the SA wants to offer you an appointment, they have more flexibility in what nom source to charge the appointment to.

Technically, you only need 1 nom, any flavor. Practically, the SA websites encourage you to apply for all of those you are eligible for.

USMMA, as a non-DoD school, has somewhat different noms

USCGA is not required to use the nom system.
 
FutureAVIATOR_USNA said:
Question:
Can you get two congressional nominations? And If so would that greatly increase (or increase at all) your chances of acceptance to the academy that you apply to? Thanks!
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Yes!! And the more you have, the more buckets you compete in. Makes sense that the more buckets you compete in, the better your chances of an appointment.
 
FutureAVIATOR_USNA said:
Question:
Can you get two congressional nominations? And If so would that greatly increase (or increase at all) your chances of acceptance to the academy that you apply to? Thanks!
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Yes, as others have stated. DS received one congressional, one principal from Senator A, and one non ranked from Senator B.

His appointment was ultimately charged to Senator B, which essentially meant the admissions staff had someone on Senator A’s slate they wanted and multiple nominations gave them flexibility.

Leave no stone unturned in terms of nominations you are eligible to apply for.
 
Son got an LOA in November for c/o '25 cycle. Even told the nomination interview panels. No USNA nom. No appointment. (Did get a USAFA nom, and offered a USMA one, even though he didn't apply there).

So no, it actually got more stressful for him having the LOA, then not getting a nomination, and having to wait until literally the last day the Academy released bulk appointments and TWEs.
 
Hi, I received an LOA approximately 20 days ago and it reads that I have been offered garruntied appointment on the condition that I adequately complete the rest of my checklist items. For me that was a nomination and being deemed medically elegible. I received a nomination today and have no worries about being deemed medically ineligible. I'm curious if there is any difference in nominations. My nomination says "Senator 1". I haven't received my letter yet so I do not know if it was the first senator I interviewed with or if it means I have the highest spot on the list of other nominees. Thank you.
 
Senator 1 refers to a specific MOC (reasonable to guess that it’s the senior senator). Whether or not you’re the principal nominee depends on the kind of slate the MOC uses. Not all rank their nominees. You can try to find that out by asking the MOC staffer who handles noms.
 
Nuc1earFal1out05 said:
Hi, I received an LOA approximately 20 days ago and it reads that I have been offered garruntied appointment on the condition that I adequately complete the rest of my checklist items. For me that was a nomination and being deemed medically elegible. I received a nomination today and have no worries about being deemed medically ineligible. I'm curious if there is any difference in nominations. My nomination says "Senator 1". I haven't received my letter yet so I do not know if it was the first senator I interviewed with or if it means I have the highest spot on the list of other nominees. Thank you.
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So, you received one the noted requirements to receive an appointment. Yes!!!
Now follow up on your medical and make sure that DODMERB has what they need to resolve your case file.
 
MidCakePa said:
Senator 1 refers to a specific MOC (reasonable to guess that it’s the senior senator). Whether or not you’re the principal nominee depends on the kind of slate the MOC uses. Not all rank their nominees. You can try to find that out by asking the MOC staffer who handles noms.
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Thank you, I figured it was the specific MOC but I just wanted to make sure.
 
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