USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating

[gordt]

I have firsthand knowledge of a recruited athlete (officially and solidly) who only received the appointment on May 1st and there were others as well. Sometimes its the puzzle pieces falling into place. Best of luck.

thanks!

 

[kevmac67]

Unfortunately my DD received an email from a USMC Officer recruiter stating she was not selected for USNA with a pitch to enlist or join another commissioning path - no change to her USNA portal, still CPR.

If in fact she was denied to USNA this is really a poor way for her to be notified.

I called the USMC recruiter myself and was told they were given a list of names that were not selected to use for their own recruitment efforts.

I would find it in poor taste for USNA to farm out no -selects to military recruiters prior to properly notifying them through the portal.

 

[ders_dad]

@mcfamilyof4 What’s your DS’s warfare community? (If you are at liberty to say).

 

[NavyHoops]

Unfortunately my DD received an email from a USMC Officer recruiter stating she was not selected for USNA with a pitch to enlist or join another commissioning path - no change to her USNA portal, still CPR.

If in fact she was denied to USNA this is really a poor way for her to be notified.

I called the USMC recruiter myself and was told they were given a list of names that were not selected to use for their own recruitment efforts.

I would find it in poor taste for USNA to farm out no -selects to military recruiters prior to properly notifying them through the portal.

I have never heard of this before. Will be curious if others hear something similar.

 

[IggyMom23]

Unfortunately my DD received an email from a USMC Officer recruiter stating she was not selected for USNA with a pitch to enlist or join another commissioning path - no change to her USNA portal, still CPR.

If in fact she was denied to USNA this is really a poor way for her to be notified.

I called the USMC recruiter myself and was told they were given a list of names that were not selected to use for their own recruitment efforts.

I would find it in poor taste for USNA to farm out no -selects to military recruiters prior to properly notifying them through the portal.

It sounds kind of fishy, to be honest. But I agree that if it’s real, it’s not cool.

 

[MMM3]

This is excellent nest departure training for everyone involved. It’s a tribute to you that she feels ready to handle these things and diplomatically transition you to “consulting parent” role rather than “active parent” role.

Many parents do not realize midshipmen can choose whether academic, conduct, military aptitude, medical and other information can be shared. That can come as a surprise down the road. I can’t tell you how many times I took phone calls from parents when I was on staff as a BattO, inquiring about their son or daughter, and I rapidly accessed the MIDS system to see what they elected - and I had to tell the parents that I could not share any information with them about X.

I never knew any of her older sibling’s passwords but was really curious about that darn portal! She definitely regretted sharing the PW

 

[USNAnewdad]

When we started this odyssey for my DS over a year ago, I told him flat out that if at any moment this wasn’t worth the work for you or was no longer your dream you have to pull out. This road is too hard to do it for anyone else but yourself. You have to live it, breathe and want it more than anything to get through first this process, but then the real work begins at USNA and then to the fleet, if you are lucky enough and work hard enough and be smart enough and be disciplined enough. He knows how extremely proud of him I am for choosing this path but I hope he knows that it has to be his dream for it to succeed! Good luck to all! What a week! Thanks to all of you for keeping me going!

Ditto. Gave my DS three years to think about his choice of future military life before his high school life in a military academy. His focus was USNA all the way. Just wanted to ensure if that was where his heart belonged.

I just play the role of a lifeguard...

 

[Shazamsail23]

On vacation but decided to check in…I don’t have access to anything for DS so….I only get to see what’s happening on this portal as a gauge and wowza!!! You guys have been busy sleuthing!!! It went from eight balls and the 12 Days of CPR to double portal entries…withdraw buttons…calls to admissions, waiver theories and man it goes on. It’s like the season finale of Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating!!!!!

 

[SnootyHen]

My candidate son is my oldest (of 3) and is mama's boy. He's always been my rock and the perfect big brother. We talk about everything. I taught him to drive, I taught him to shave (and he's a swimmer so just imagine me standing outside the bathroom door explaining some of that stuff to him!!) I taught him about sex and peer pressure and literally all the things. I fully trust that he is ready to go into the world and make good choices and I know he will stumble a little but has all the tools he needs to get back up and keep going. He's so used to sharing things with me that it would be weird to not share his future plans but he also knows that I am support and cheer squad and he's running point. He used my computer to submit his application because it was easier than using his phone or school chromebook. So the password is saved on my computer and he doesn't even look at his own portal because he never logged in anywhere else. I think it helps him be less crazy not having the temptation to look. He knows he will get an email and that's good enough for him. He also knows his crazy mom looks at it all day long and that it keeps me from bugging him constantly asking if he checked his email or not (because he is TERRIBLE at not checking it for days at a time!). It works for us. I know my birdy is going to fly free very soon and I know he's ready. But being mom is just what I do and he knows I probably need it more than he does. Boy his brothers are going to get smothered with mothering when he leaves!!! LOL!!

 

[G0navybeat@rmy]

Unfortunately my DD received an email from a USMC Officer recruiter stating she was not selected for USNA with a pitch to enlist or join another commissioning path - no change to her USNA portal, still CPR.

If in fact she was denied to USNA this is really a poor way for her to be notified.

I called the USMC recruiter myself and was told they were given a list of names that were not selected to use for their own recruitment efforts.

I would find it in poor taste for USNA to farm out no -selects to military recruiters prior to properly notifying them through the portal.

I've gotten emails from USMC officer recruiters after all 3 of my rejections, typically within a week of the notification. From my experience it's pretty normal.

 

[bubblehead#22]

Unfortunately, I think "waitlist" is the only good news any of us still waiting can really hope for at this point. If you look at last year’s thread, I think everyone still posting at this time, sitting CPR, was eventually TWE'd. There were a couple who got waitlisted but pretty clear that no word this late in the game means only bad news.

 

[cbasalt1]

Just some friendly advice from an applicant POV:

As far as checking the portals I will highly advise that parents please stop checking for this week. I promise your DS and DD are checking. By checking portals you are potentially robbing them of the gift of being able to tell you about good news... or of the responsibility of telling you they will be going a different route.

It is a special moment for an applicant to share news with their parents or guardians. I can't imagine finding news out from a parent about an admissions decision, or ending up being elated to tell a parent who already secretly knew the decision.

From this point forward I encourage all parents: do not check and let your candidate be your indicator of:

STATUS

After all, it is their race. Let them cross the finish line and break the tape.

 

[GoNavy27**]

Unfortunately, I think "waitlist" is the only good news any of us still waiting can really hope for at this point. If you look at last year’s thread, I think everyone still posting at this time, sitting CPR, was eventually TWE'd. There were a couple who got waitlisted but pretty clear that no word this late in the game means only bad news.

I just don't think this is true. I think that a lot of candidates still CPR do probably have bad news in the future, but the appointment list from previous years and this year is simply not enough to make such a massive generalization. In reality, there are ten times as many candidates out there as there are on these forums, and everything is also a bit delayed this year because of DODMERB complications.
Are appointments slowed down at this point? yeah. But I would not give up hope until you get a TWE.

 

[Lkt]

My candidate son is my oldest (of 3) and is mama's boy. He's always been my rock and the perfect big brother. We talk about everything. I taught him to drive, I taught him to shave (and he's a swimmer so just imagine me standing outside the bathroom door explaining some of that stuff to him!!) I taught him about sex and peer pressure and literally all the things. I fully trust that he is ready to go into the world and make good choices and I know he will stumble a little but has all the tools he needs to get back up and keep going. He's so used to sharing things with me that it would be weird to not share his future plans but he also knows that I am support and cheer squad and he's running point. He used my computer to submit his application because it was easier than using his phone or school chromebook. So the password is saved on my computer and he doesn't even look at his own portal because he never logged in anywhere else. I think it helps him be less crazy not having the temptation to look. He knows he will get an email and that's good enough for him. He also knows his crazy mom looks at it all day long and that it keeps me from bugging him constantly asking if he checked his email or not (because he is TERRIBLE at not checking it for days at a time!). It works for us. I know my birdy is going to fly free very soon and I know he's ready. But being mom is just what I do and he knows I probably need it more than he does. Boy his brothers are going to get smothered with mothering when he leaves!!! LOL!!

I’m so with you!! Mine is similar; oldest of my three and just the kid that does it all right and is responsible and stays on top of things and is a 30 year old in a kids body (and has been since he was 3)! He used my laptop too (same reasons!) Wait…maybe it’s still on there!!!! I’ve warned the other two that the eye of Sauron is about to turn their way (in a good way of course!) I remind myself often that Halsey would not have gotten into UNSA if it hadn’t been for his mom!
“The following spring, Congress authorized five additional appointments to the Academy, and Mother camped in McKinley's office until he promised her one for me. I had to cram like the devil to pass the entrance examinations, but I managed it and was sworn in on July 7, 1900.” Good luck all!!!

 

[OH2027]

First, thank you for your service.

Second, I agree whole heartedly with your message. We have a family member in OCS now and it was the right path for him. He was able to attend the college of his choice, have his freedom, play D1 sports during his 4 years of schooling and once graduated reported to OCS. It's the right path for many. And ROTC is an awesome commissioning path as well.

I joke here about the 450-odd day wait since the app process began because in the short terms as a mom, for me it's about what I can control and the logistics of it. Will we be cramming family vaca in in June or a more leisurely vaca in July? Will she be full fledge adult in June with military obligations or will the change happen over a longer period wherein I'm mainly responsible for her? Does she need to find a room mate and purchase dorm gear or is she leaving behind all worldly belongings and departing home with a zip lock bag in her hand? Is she keeping her job this summer or will she be a plebe?

I'm sure there are many candidates and parents here processing these more easy thoughts as well as some far more complicated thoughts. Thankfully we have one another to commiserate and laugh with 'cause I don't think there are many other circumstances quite like this, or none that I've encountered just yet. SA admissions process is not for the faint of heart.

Absolutely true, right on point!! Exactly what I tell everyone who has no idea about the process & wonder why they don’t know what they are doing yet.

 

[AN21]

Unfortunately, I think "waitlist" is the only good news any of us still waiting can really hope for at this point. If you look at last year’s thread, I think everyone still posting at this time, sitting CPR, was eventually TWE'd. There were a couple who got waitlisted but pretty clear that no word this late in the game means only bad news.

It was noted earlier that admissions confirmed that there will still be appointments this week. Hang in there!

 

[Tea Baggins]

Fellow speculators,
My DD received a phone call from our congresswoman's office today after 4pm. Unfortunately she couldn't answer her phone because she was at practice. My question is should I get my hopes up that this might have been THE phone call to notify her of her appointment? What else could they be calling her for?

 

[A1Janitor]

Just some friendly advice from an applicant POV:

As far as checking the portals I will highly advise that parents please stop checking for this week. I promise your DS and DD are checking. By checking portals you are potentially robbing them of the gift of being able to tell you about good news... or of the responsibility of telling you they will be going a different route.

It is a special moment for an applicant to share news with their parents or guardians. I can't imagine finding news out from a parent about an admissions decision, or ending up being elated to tell a parent who already secretly knew the decision.

From this point forward I encourage all parents: do not check and let your candidate be your indicator of:

STATUS

After all, it is their race. Let them cross the finish line and break the tape.

As a parent I vehemently disagree with this.

My son called me with the news that he got his waiver as I was getting a breathing treatment in a clinic.

I started crying loudly. The nurse ran in to make sure I was ok.

Don’t do this to your parents.

 

[Jganor]

Fellow speculators,
My DD received a phone call from our congresswoman's office today after 4pm. Unfortunately she couldn't answer her phone because she was at practice. My question is should I get my hopes up that this might have been THE phone call to notify her of her appointment? What else could they be calling her for?

My opinion, be guardedly optimistic! My son got the call from our senator’s office with the good news 2 days prior to portal updating to indicate appointment.

 

[Coffee22]

I was 10 days late to deliver a ten pound baby. The last few days before she was born I had to stop going to the office and answering my phone because I wanted to cry every time a well intentioned person said, “You STILL haven’t delivered the baby?”

It feels like DD is living this now. Well intentioned teachers and friends stopping her in the halls, calls and texts from family keep bringing her back to the uncertainty.

Thinking of all the candidates in limbo tonight.