I wouldn't worry too much about checking your email. For me and everyone I know, we got a call from our congressman who nominated us. I don't know if that's just a colorado thing though.
There were 77 new members of the House (17.7%) as a result of the '22 election, so I'm not sure that those who were nominated by a rep who is no longer in office should be holding their breath for a call from their congressman. I'd still check the email and/or portal.
We are also in CO glad to hear they make the calls. She was nom by senator, we're still waiting on her congratulatory letter they said they were going to send for being nominated. so not sure how he's doing it but she is answering all her random phone numbers that call just in case
We are in CO and never received a call. I just showed up on portal.
What are thoughts on if my DODMERB is already done? It has been done 100% for a month or so at this point. Would the slowdown still affect me in a possible appointment sent?
They give "Candidate Pool" data every cycle. I happened to have class of 2025 data saved, they had 11.599 applicants and 11,261 in their Candidate Pool.
I would say it affects nearly everyone. Appointments aren't made in a vacuum, so although you may be done, if others on your slate are still waiting, the SA may still be waiting to determine the best fit candidate. Or if you are on a slate that has a principal nom and that candidate isn't medically qualified or DQ'd (whichever the case may be), they can't move forward on the slate until that is resolved. Most appointments come in April, so just focus on your senior year, and your alternate plans until you hear something. Good luck!
I stand corrected. Your are right about "Candidate Pool." Last year's (class of '26) looked like this:
By the end of Semester 1 the count for 2026 was 1045. I don't think it has fallen that much but I can give you an accurate count soon.
So 1070 started on I-Day and by the end of semester 1 the count was 1045? I don’t think so
1045 is the count for Recognition planning AND it was the count used for Class ranking but you don't think so? i.e. A cadets was 100 out of 1045. What are you basing your information on?
They went from 3,279 qualified in 2025 down to 1,775 for 2026?
Our count was 1045 at the end of semester 1.
Yes, which presumably was largely a function of the significant decrease in applicants last year. It bounced back this year, so the Candidate Pool is 1,100 more than it was for 2026 (although 1,900 fewer than for 2025). So I'd expect the Qualified number to be somewhere between 3,279 and 1,775, which appear to both be extremes in either direction.
Where are you getting 150 left from?
Check your email and portal! My DS never got a notification from our congressman that he received a nomination. He learned that he had by checking his portal. Also, we have heard that the congressman may call to congratulate him on his appointment, but that didn't happen either. His decision was in his portal for almost two weeks before he checked (he was expecting to hear in March).
What is happening is that complete untruths are being told about the Class of 26. Doolie Gossip is being published as fact. 1045 was the official count for the Class of 26 on their official transcript at the end of the first semester.
