Questions, Chatter, Congrats for the 2026 USAFA Appointment Thread

Hello, all. I've made some changes to the appointment thread that I think will clear up confusion for future posters and lurkers. These are not **OFFICIAL** changes by any means and we are welcome to tweak or revert the list however "the collective" sees fit.

1) I included some short instructions for how one should add their data to the table.
2) I added a row with the common options for each column.
3) I changed 'MOC' to 'Rep' to align with the fact that the 'MOC' nom really indicates a nom from the House of Representatives.
4) I changed the Appt Type column to Appt From. The purpose here is to clear up confusion regarding the term 'Direct' and that the list is meant for appointments to USAFA proper. Here 'Direct' became 'HS'. In the admissions office the word 'direct' is used to indicate that an applicant is appointed directly to USAFA. On this forum the word 'direct' is commonly used to indicate that an applicant is appointed directly from High School. This has caused confusion in the past.

Anyway, I hope these changes will be useful.
 
Hello, all. I've made some changes to the appointment thread that I think will clear up confusion for future posters and lurkers. These are not **OFFICIAL** changes by any means and we are welcome to tweak or revert the list however "the collective" sees fit.

1) I included some short instructions for how one should add their data to the table.
2) I added a row with the common options for each column.
3) I changed 'MOC' to 'Rep' to align with the fact that the 'MOC' nom really indicates a nom from the House of Representatives.
4) I changed the Appt Type column to Appt From. The purpose here is to clear up confusion regarding the term 'Direct' and that the list is meant for appointments to USAFA proper. Here 'Direct' became 'HS'. In the admissions office the word 'direct' is used to indicate that an applicant is appointed directly to USAFA. On this forum the word 'direct' is commonly used to indicate that an applicant is appointed directly from High School. This has caused confusion in the past.

Anyway, I hope these changes will be useful.
Another thing that I think should be included is notification method but I think that’s just me
 
Another thing that I think should be included is notification method but I think that’s just me

I really like that idea. I think it could help determine if portal updates happen on a specific day of the week. I also think it would be interesting to include a column for the date that the application was completed.

Sadly we're pretty tight on space. I think we could handle another column. . . maybe even two, but things would start to get scrunched.
 
I think at this point we’re so desperate for some information we’d be interested in a column for favorite food, or maybe zodiac signs :)
Virgo and crab/ steak☺️ also at this point. Starbucks ( work)
 
Hate to say this but it's not early for the cycles. Last year we had TWE in The first week of march with the first wave. It's normal to get TWE in the first wave. However keep heads up because most of the falcons revieved a TWE then their scholarship a few weeks later!
Intereting, didn’t know. Assume twe’s went out mid/end April when its mostly filled up…since non selects go into a national pool (so i heard). Well, let the stress continue :)
 
Intereting, didn’t know. Assume twe’s went out mid/end April when its mostly filled up…since non selects go into a national pool (so i heard). Well, let the stress continue :)
Yea I wish it was later in the cycle. I got mine with the second wave but mine was what happened with about half our falcons where we got rejected in the same letter we got the scholarship. Mine came March 16th
 
Congressman's staff member came to my son's school today to present him with his appointment. Happiest St. Patrick's Day of our lives. Looking forward to the official word on the portal. Stay strong everyone, the good news is co
It was 3 years ago my we thought for sure we would of heard something by now and we were leaving for a cruise for his senior year spring break. My son and I spent a week on the ship knowing we weren’t going to check our phones (when we take a family trip phones go in the safe in my room). Anyway, as soon as we got back in the states he turned his phone on and you guessed it, NOTHING !! The waiting absolutely sucks I never figured out anything to do to get around it. Try not to waste the opportunities you have to enjoy what’s right in front of you, friends, family, vacations, senior year festivities. Everything happens for a reason, your journey isn’t the same as anyone else’s. My son is now a C2C living his dream. Mid April, the decision came in the form of the TWE. Three weeks later at his HS graduation the email from God came, you’re received an Appointment. All that story is in another thread and I’ll repost that after the big wave of TWEs come out. Good luck to all, don’t dwell on what might happen and take everything as it comes.
What is TWE?
 
Really excited to open the portal tomorrow and see nothing has changed 😅
I’m supposed to be able to see mine update tomorrow according to my MOC, but I would not be surprised if they’re still working out some tweaks that won’t be solved by tomorrow. I’m optimistic they have everything figured out by this point, but you just never know 🤷‍♂️
 
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