Two Nominations

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Hello all, I received my second nomination to USNA today. Since I am still awaiting an appointment, would this second nomination help me? (both nominations from members of congress)
 
Unless she was named the principle nominee, no. You only need one nom. Having more than one helps the SA to complete the puzzle by providing flexibility for where to “charge” the offerees. But it confers no additional advantages.
 
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Yes and no. If you are on two MOC slates, you have two chances to "win" a slate and be appointed. But, whether that helps in reality depends on where you rank on those slates. If you're not at the top of either slate, you still end up in the National Pool, where the number of noms is irrelevant.
 
Think of it as win, place or show vs. betting on the nose. If one has more than one nom, there is a higher probability you will score/win. One needs to remember 1) of course, when nom'd you are in a pool to be appointed. Depending on how many who are nom'd AND qualified by the board with a clean med record will determine your competitiveness on a particular slate. If you are edged out on one slate - say, a Senate slate, you might win on a Congressional one. 2) Remember even if nom'd and qual'd with a clean med you can be edged out. I have seen in certain years, a 10 for 10 slate - all those nom'd were actually qual'd. It was a competitive slate so, CGO picked the top and actually picked a couple competitive on the same slate. Obviously, all who made the cut were not appointed.

-- retired AC
 
Keep in mind that, in some areas of the country, there may not be 10 candidates who apply. Thus, everyone who applies could be nominated. In that case, having 2 or even 3 noms isn't a huge deal. In other parts of the country, things are so competitive that the MOCs get together such that a candidate may only get 1 nom period -- to any SA. Obviously, those folks have zero chance for 2 MOC noms.

USNA has a pretty good idea of the competitiveness of states and districts. But, in the end, it's how well you compete against others on your slate or in the National Pool (if you don't win the slate).
 
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