MOC slate not resolved?

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Mid-December, I was told that I was ranked in the top three in my Congressman's slate (I received my nomination late November). My FFR subsequently said (when I called him), that one or two candidates will not complete their application. As it is the last day before applications close, I am wondering how my slate has not been resolved yet. Does every candidate on the slate have to complete their application (or wait for it to close), or is #1 and #2 (assuming I am not #2) having a CFA/DODMERB issue?

Any input would be appreciated. Thank you!
 
So, this is the sort of thing that is beyond your control. You submitted your best packet on time and you secured a nomination from your MOC. You can make yourself crazy worrying about everyone else's qualifications--for example, if someone has a DODMERB issue that is not resolved/requires a waiver, that process can continue. The only thing you can control is making excellent plans with your Army ROTC scholarship and your other awesome university acceptances, while you wait to learn if you are going to receive an appointment. It is still early days. You are likely to know for sure by 1 May. If you tell yourself that 1 May is the day you will hear, it will make February, March, and April easier for you. It is a marathon, not a sprint and you can torture yourself by overthinking things. Keep working out. Keep doing your best in school. Enjoy this time with your family. Keep Faith.
 
Hard to top the answer from @DrMom. Focus on what you can control, the rest will take care of itself. Even if you knew the answer to this question, what would you do with that knowledge? Best thing now is to run! Running will alleviate stress. It’ll also prepare you for what’s coming should the BFE arrive!
 
It’s a great big moving puzzle. Maybe USNA wants all 3 of you. Maybe person #2 is also on a different MOC slate. Maybe that MOC uses the principal method. Maybe that principal candidate doesn’t clear DODMERB, or doesn’t decide until May to accept. If that principal doesn’t accept, that candidate that was #2 on your slate, can be charged on the MOC slate, and boom...they can appoint you as #3. That’s one of a hundred examples. And it shows how complicated the process is. And also how you have no control over this piece. It also show how you can go crazy imagining scenarios.
 
Other fully qualified candidates on your slate may have noms from other sources. The SA is moving all the puzzle pieces around to determine (a) who they really really want/want/nice to have/borderline/not this year among the fully qualified candidates, and (b) where they want to charge any offered appointments to, notionally (c) evaluating college re-applicants, prepsters, etc. There may have been changes in the comparative rankings on the slate after someone told you you were in the top three. If your elected official’s staff told you “top three,” that may not be the SA’s top three.

Put a firm hand on top of that crazy brain hamster and stop it from cycling.

Focus on what you can control, the here and now, tend alternate plans, enjoy what could be your last 5 months at home and PT yourself with new challenges (SEAL plyometrics? HIIT workouts? Virtual rowing workouts on the erg?) to bleed off stress.
 
DrMom said:
So, this is the sort of thing that is beyond your control. You submitted your best packet on time and you secured a nomination from your MOC. You can make yourself crazy worrying about everyone else's qualifications--for example, if someone has a DODMERB issue that is not resolved/requires a waiver, that process can continue. The only thing you can control is making excellent plans with your Army ROTC scholarship and your other awesome university acceptances, while you wait to learn if you are going to receive an appointment. It is still early days. You are likely to know for sure by 1 May. If you tell yourself that 1 May is the day you will hear, it will make February, March, and April easier for you. It is a marathon, not a sprint and you can torture yourself by overthinking things. Keep working out. Keep doing your best in school. Enjoy this time with your family. Keep Faith.
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Thank you. I will. I am actually waiting to see whether I received a ROTC scholarship.
Capt MJ said:
Other fully qualified candidates on your slate may have noms from other sources. The SA is moving all the puzzle pieces around to determine (a) who they really really want/want/nice to have/borderline/not this year among the fully qualified candidates, and (b) where they want to charge any offered appointments to, notionally (c) evaluating college re-applicants, prepsters, etc. There may have been changes in the comparative rankings on the slate after someone told you you were in the top three. If your elected official’s staff told you “top three,” that may not be the SA’s top three.

Put a firm hand on top of that crazy brain hamster and stop it from cycling.

Focus on what you can control, the here and now, tend alternate plans, enjoy what could be your last 5 months at home and PT yourself with new challenges (SEAL plyometrics? HIIT workouts? Virtual rowing workouts on the erg?) to bleed off stress.
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Interesting. Never thought about #1 and #2 can be slated in another source. The exact quote from my RC was, "Your local congressional district did rank you in their top-3 nominations, so we will need to see how the rest of your congressional district shapes up before the admissions committee renders a decision on your application." If I get rejected from West Point and the other service academies, my alternate plans will have me at home. I will find ways to bleed off stress. Thank you.
 
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