WithYou2018
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MY DS Rep has similarly explained the situation, and has not given up the fight. I imagine 808DAD's Senator is fighting too.
I was not aware of the EAP and cannot find it described anywhere on USNA related publications.
The problem I have with all of these explanations, even though they seem to combine to make a plausible cause, is that admissions is not revealing the numbers involved. I am sure they are busy, but now their integrity is in question by Congress and the public, so it's time to take time...so to speak. Peacemeal incomplete explanations cause more problems than they solve. I am sure my DS would appreciate a letter of explanation from the Superintendent.
In regard to the redistricting explanation. Law already provides that representative districts gaining residences of enrolled midshipmen are authorized to enroll more then the maximum normally authorized, then when the redistricted midshipmen graduates or otherwise disenrolled, that extra position is eliminated. For districts losing residences of enrolled midshipmen , they then gain open slots to fill by nomination and appointment. The law leaves their minimum four (4) authorized enrollment positions intact, thus ensuring that the population residing within the District was fully represented and afforded the same rights of enrollment as the populations residing elsewhere, including those within the armed forces system. It is clear the intent of Congress was to prevent what is occurring now. What is the related number of increased enrollees should all MOC positions be filled? Like others, my DS's district open position for which he was Principal Nominated is being left vacant and he is waitlisted.
In regard to the explanation of a loss of 25 authorized positions due to budget cuts? How would the loss of so few positions combined with redistricting enrollment increases result in such a loss of MOC open positions? Providing the numbers would help answer these questions.
In regard to the EAP, it makes perfect sense to have a program designed to smooth out the flow of applications and the selection process, cheaper and more effective that way, but it poses new questions. Was 808 DAD's Senator's explanation accurate? Does the academy segregate application review process from the MOC's complete submitted slate? Since law requires a "competitive" process from which appointments may only come from authorized MOC sources' submitted slate(s), then how is it that EAP applications are reviewed exclusively before other applications on the same slate, and it appears maybe even appointed superior to even a MOC Principal Nominee on the same slate? When a MOC has two vacant positions and slates, and the Academy deems it necessary to hold one of the two open (which still remains a question), then what is the legal basis to appoint the EAP LOA candidate from the non-ranked slate while holding vacant the Principal Nominated second slate? Is that an unlawful end run around the Principal Nomination Mandate?
In regard to the waitlisting of Principal Nominees, I have too many questions to type them all.
This is no longer a mess, it's become a tragedy. I feel for all involved, including Admissions.
While on the waitlist, my DS is proceeding with his Plan A3, University of California Berkeley School of Engineering, majoring in Nuclear Engineering. Funny, with all of the collegiate mathematics he enrolled in while in highschool and AP courses 5'vd, he will start, technically speaking, as a Junior. He is now looking at adding a second major, computer engineering, mechanical engineering.
Proudly, because of the forum, now that I know your DS's/DD's, when I think of my DS I also see all of these amazing young men and women. We are so blessed as a nation that they are so motivated to serve. Hey Vladmir, ol buddy, match that!
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