Only everyone I know minus those who early selected
It all becomes real very clearly when you find out what you are doing after Comm Week. Rooting for you to get just the right thing.Only everyone I know minus those who early selected
It’s hard for me to express why, but service assignment seems like a bigger deal to me than graduation. At this point, graduation is a given. I would have to do something really stupid to not graduate and commission. Service assignment is an unknown. It is the realization or end of the dream that has been my primary driving factor for half of my life.
That totally makes sense. It’s also: where will you live? Where will you go? What will you be doing? It’s your ‘real’ adult self.Only everyone I know minus those who early selected
It’s hard for me to express why, but service assignment seems like a bigger deal to me than graduation. At this point, graduation is a given. I would have to do something really stupid to not graduate and commission. Service assignment is an unknown. It is the realization or end of the dream that has been my primary driving factor for half of my life.
My son still has a year and 7 (or so) days and his father is already anxious...
Each years assignments are posted online. (I think someome posted last years assignments earlier in this thread). "Most popular " or "most sought after" has something of a subjective component -- naturally Surface Line, Aviation and USMC have the most assignments , but they also have the most billets available. "Most Competitive" is probably a better question and determined by comparison of those that are qualified and list as their number 1 choice v. numbers assigned.
I think they are all just as popular and sought after. What makes it nerve-wracking for Mids (or in this case parents), is whether or not they get their top choice.
….especially if they are at the top of the class, and dont get their #1 pick. Seems counterintuitive, but a lot goes into service assignment. One never knows, until they know, what they are going to be assigned!!
all except the ones that already know.
To your point, a lot of it is about “future fit” and not just “past achievement.” Seems that this is especially so for subs and Marines. Makes a lot of sense for all the warfare communities, actually.
My son is colorblind … he is an aero engineer major and wanted aviation community first - astronomy has been his passion since elementary school. His second choice was engineering in CB. He loves all engineering, and this was his first choice during last academic year.
I believe that most find out their Service Assignment at the Company level. Usually a fun announcement in the Company Wardroom with the SEL, Company Officer and sometimes other officers. Each company handles it differently. Search Utube for USNA Service Assignments and you will see a few examples. In some past years, SEALs and EOD get notified early in that day, while most find other communites out in the evening (Company wardroom).
If form holds this year, then that’s correct. Followed by a special class-wide dinner that evening in King Hall. Going by D’s experience last year, the glow and high last for a few days.
Everyone finds out at the same time nowadays... minus the early selects for the Nuke designators. Each company has a mentor from each community, so those are typically the officers there. Each company puts their own flare into it (my favorite that I have seen was an NFL draft style ceremony). There is a formal dinner with the class (a lot like the 2 for 7 dinner) and then people change into their community t shirt and they head to Dahlgren for the celebration (a lot of provided alcohol, dancing and music). Profs who have been there a few years are usually pretty understanding when a lot of 1/C show up to class a little hungover or otherwise less bright-eyed and bushy-tailed than usual.
