National Pool?
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The national pool is used to fill the class...since all the nominating/charging sources do not typically add up to the needed class size.
The bottom line from the national pool....AT LEAST 75% must have a nomination made by a public official in paragraphs (a)(2)-(8) (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/6954). Only up to (could be less) 25% can come from some other source. This is why BGOs and USNA Admissions STRESS to apply to ALL nominating source (including MOCs/VP).
As an example, if a candidate only has a Presidential nomination and is not one of the 100 charged to the President, then they are already significantly disadvantaged in the national pool --- unless they are an extremely competitive candidate (which is very hard to know). If the same candidate has a MOC and Presidential...then there is no issue...since they can be picked in either scenario.
As time2 posted...plenty of more "detailed" threads on the topic.
The bottom line from the national pool....AT LEAST 75% must have a nomination made by a public official in paragraphs (a)(2)-(8) (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/6954). Only up to (could be less) 25% can come from some other source. This is why BGOs and USNA Admissions STRESS to apply to ALL nominating source (including MOCs/VP).
As an example, if a candidate only has a Presidential nomination and is not one of the 100 charged to the President, then they are already significantly disadvantaged in the national pool --- unless they are an extremely competitive candidate (which is very hard to know). If the same candidate has a MOC and Presidential...then there is no issue...since they can be picked in either scenario.
As time2 posted...plenty of more "detailed" threads on the topic.