Received an LOA - unsure about principal noms

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Hello! First-time poster here. I’m a candidate for USMA and received a nomination from my district congresswoman.
Now, as I have not spoken with her yet, I am unsure if I am a principal nominee. Since I have an LOA though, and received the nomination, does that mean I have an almost 100% chance of getting accepted even if I DONT have the principal nomination?
I am just so confused with this principal nomination stuff along with my LOA, and I would appreciate some guidance to ease my mind a bit.
 
You do not need a principal Nom. What does your LOA say? If it says you need a Nom and you have received one, then it should be a matter of time. If there are other conditions of the LOA have you satisfied all those?
 
With your LOA, you need the following to receive an appointment:
  • nomination (received)
  • pass the CFA (this is Pass/Fail and USMA will determine this status based on your results)
  • medically qualified (DODMERB will advise the academy of qualification status; if DQ'd the academy, at its discretion, can request a waiver which means a request for further review
  • academically qualified (the academy determines this)
In short, with your LOA, it does not matter whether you are the principal or not; you are, by virtue of the LOA, guaranteed an appointment if the above criteria are met. Hope this helps.
 
USMA85 said:
With your LOA, you need the following to receive an appointment:
  • nomination (received)
  • pass the CFA (this is Pass/Fail and USMA will determine this status based on your results)
  • medically qualified (DODMERB will advise the academy of qualification status; if DQ'd the academy, at its discretion, can request a waiver which means a request for further review
  • academically qualified (the academy determines this)
In short, with your LOA, it does not matter whether you are the principal or not; you are, by virtue of the LOA, guaranteed an appointment if the above criteria are met. Hope this helps.
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Yes! This helps me so much. Thank you kindly!
 
Just curious...

Any STATS out there where candidate has LOA and is 3Q (above #2, #3, and #4 are met)... but no Nom given?
 
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