Nomination "change"

mdn18

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I was just notified by one of my Senators that my interview will be in about 5 weeks. When I submitted my nom package online, it asked what SA I would like to be nominated to. I put USNA but now I am looking into USMMA as well. TBH, I can't remember if it gave the option for selecting 2 SA's. Point is, if I want to add USMMA to my nom list, should I tell me liaison now or tell the interviewers? If I can't get into USNA, USMMA is the next best thing (for me).
 
I would call your Senator's Service Academy Point of Contact and let them know. That way, if shuffling for interviews needs to be done it can be planned for ahead of time. Most let you rank order your choices. Some will give Noms to more than one SA, others will spread the wealth and only nominate to one, but they have you rank them in case they can't give you your first choice nomination. The POC's are there to help you with your file so don't be worried about contacting them.
 
Also keep in mind that Nominations work a slightly different that the other SA when it comes to USMMA. This is right from the USMMA web site and I've bolded the section that should interest you. Now I'm not saying you should this but I would leave what you have for the Senators and apply to all the Reps in your state for a USMMA except the for the one you live in leave that one USNA.

Candidates must be nominated to the Academy by a U.S. Representative or Senator. Candidates may only be nominated by qualified authorities from their state or territory.

Nominating authorities may nominate any candidate to the USMMA from their State/Territory. Per the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations, 46 CFR Ch. II, 310.53), candidates must be resident of a State to be nominated by:

a Member of the U.S. Senate representing that State, or
a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives whose Congressional District is located in that State
A candidate does not have to reside in the same Congressional District as his/her nominator (a Member of the U.S. House of Representative CAN nominate a candidate who resides in a District other than their own, as long as it is in their (the nominator's) State/Territory.) This differs from nominations to the USMA, USNA, and USAFA.
 
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