PreCandidate Questionnaire

[Beaglelover]

Hello,

I was wondering if starting or submitting the precandidate questionnaire would affect deadlines, making them earlier. I am about to start on my PCQ, but I am worried that it will affect when my entire candidate application and PCQ are due. Please let me know.

Thank you.

 

[99Gold]

Starting the PCQ won't but submitting it will. The earlier you submit your PCQ, the earlier your candidate kit deadline will be. The earliest deadline the past few years has been November 1st.

 

[Academician]

Unless you have a strong reason to delay it, I recommend to all of my students to qualify for the Candidate Kit as soon as possible. Typically, it is released in July (e.g., over last two years, it was the 15th). Then, as noted by @99Gold, it is due about 4 months later, November 1. My point is that most students may want to use the summer months to complete some or all of the kit. With the kit's submission, a candidate then initiates the DoDMERB medical request (and a few other checklist items too). Ideally, you will complete your medical exams early in the cycle for lots of good reasons. I hope that info helps.

 

[AFAhopeful6201]

Unless you have a strong reason to delay it, I recommend to all of my students to qualify for the Candidate Kit as soon as possible. Typically, it is released in July (e.g., over last two years, it was the 15th). Then, as noted by @99Gold, it is due about 4 months later, November 1. My point is that most students may want to use the summer months to complete some or all of the kit. With the kit's submission, a candidate then initiates the DoDMERB medical request (and a few other checklist items too). Ideally, you will complete your medical exams early in the cycle for lots of good reasons. I hope that info helps.

Is the candidate kit what comes after submitting the PCQ? My son already submitted his PCQ would the candidate kit come before July or are they all sent at that time?

 

[Academician]

The candidate kit will be released in 'waves' as students qualify. However, the first ones are typically in July. I generally ask my students to head to the Admissions site (for the official 'stuff') and this page is quite good . . . https://www.academyadmissions.com/apply/

The page has not updated for 2024 yet, but the timing noted should be very similar or the same.

 

[Beaglelover]

Unless you have a strong reason to delay it, I recommend to all of my students to qualify for the Candidate Kit as soon as possible. Typically, it is released in July (e.g., over last two years, it was the 15th). Then, as noted by @99Gold, it is due about 4 months later, November 1. My point is that most students may want to use the summer months to complete some or all of the kit. With the kit's submission, a candidate then initiates the DoDMERB medical request (and a few other checklist items too). Ideally, you will complete your medical exams early in the cycle for lots of good reasons. I hope that info helps.

Thank you for letting me know. I am currently recovering from two injuries and starting to get back into working out. The only reason I have to delay the candidate kit is so I can train for longer for the CFA.

 

[kcb627]

Thank you for letting me know. I am currently recovering from two injuries and starting to get back into working out. The only reason I have to delay the candidate kit is so I can train for longer for the CFA.

Just so you know, there is no allotted time from when you begin your Candidate Kit (I believe I got mine in June-July) to when you have to submit certain items (except the final submission deadline, of course). I wouldn't delay solely based on your CFA. I completed everything except my CFA early on and then once I finished training I completed it.

 

[Academician]

Understood. USAFA asks that you take the CFA completed by the due date of the Candidate Kit (if they are consistent with last year's kit). November is a ways away so I bet you will be in good shape by then.