Now, while the fat lady ain't sung yet ...Several anecdotal revelations PT's given to us (when added to some earlier information):
1. 86% of those 1212 would-be Plebes invited (and a few fewer actually inducted) to I Day from Class of 2011 ...have made it this far.
2.Crystal clear encouragement and evidence that absent severe and chronic behavior multiple miscues, medical mishaps and miscarriages
, and mistaken matriculations, Mids are virtual slam dunks to graduate, be commissioned, and enter the service.
3. The great challenge statistically speaking is appointment. The chances of that are daunting!
3.(a) The statistical chances of gaining admission to NASS are even more daunting. Conversely, while there is a HIGH correlation of attendees @ NASS receiving USNA appointments, it is not 1:1, and it is important, especially for either strong and/or priority "needs of the Navy" candidates who fail to apply to NASS and/or are not accepted, that this is, as 1985 reminds, a recruitment vehicle. Not a Midshipman "try-out." The point? Among others, do not read into inability to gain admission to NASS as crystalline evidence of inability to compete fully for an appointment. They are, at least on the fringe, apples and oranges.
4. And this is no doubt, perhaps along w/ USMA, the highest level of graduation in the world. And there is no close 3rd place when one considers it's all done in 4 years, not the 5, 6, 7 used in virtually all secular institutions.
5. And answering one of the oft-asked questions in these forums, "how many Marines?" Well, the number represents a hair under 26% ...up about 11% in just 4-5 service selecting seasons.
Good info, PT.