USNA Nomination Received, but no USAFA

Jeepman said:
Maplerock said:
Jeepman said:
Great replies. Thank you very much. My kid just wants to serve as an officer. Is that a bad thing, lol? I live in the Dallas area, and the districts we live in are highly competitive. It was made clear at the beginning of his nom interview that the interviews were for first choice only for all candidates. For my younger son, I plan on moving less than a mile away to an area that is going through gentrification and where very few noms are even applied for.
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Moving seems extreme and manipulative to me. If you'll go to those lengths to secure a nomination, what would you do to secure an appointment?

There are many, many more nominations than appointments offered. Moving won't guarantee you anything.
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Are there any guarantees in life, lol? In my case I have a younger son who will also be applying in the next two years and I am planning on moving anyway, and have some flexibility as to where. Rest assured, I will factor in House of Rep districts in the move. I don't think one can equate a move to better your kid's future and to put him or her in a position to serve her country is outside the bounds of being ethical. If you think it is, then you should right a long letter to the USCGA about their ROTC criteria, which is blatant racism.
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What is the Coast Guard's ROTC criteria?
 
Ahhh... My bad... Makes sense as I was certain you knew that... You're no noobee.
 
Thanks for bringing that up, Jeepman and Maplerock.
Before I read this thread, I had no idea what the Coast Guard requirements were for which college you attend, before being accepted into the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI).
Here you go;

1. You have to attend what they call "an accredited college or university designated as a Minority Serving Institute (MSI)".

2. Apparently, the entire list of MSIs are;
a. "Historically Black Colleges and Universities"
b. "Predominately black institutions"
c. "Hispanic Serving Institutions"
d. "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions"
e. "American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities"
f. "Alaska Native Serving, Non-Tribal Institutions"

3. Also, schools not designated as an MSI may be considered on a case-by-case basis provided that they had a minority student population averaging at least 50% of the total student enrollment for the previous three years.
 
THParent said:
Thanks for bringing that up, Jeepman and Maplerock.
Before I read this thread, I had no idea what the Coast Guard requirements were for which college you attend, before being accepted into the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI).
Here you go;

1. You have to attend what they call "an accredited college or university designated as a Minority Serving Institute (MSI)".

2. Apparently, the entire list of MSIs are;
a. "Historically Black Colleges and Universities"
b. "Predominately black institutions"
c. "Hispanic Serving Institutions"
d. "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions"
e. "American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities"
f. "Alaska Native Serving, Non-Tribal Institutions"

3. Also, schools not designated as an MSI may be considered on a case-by-case basis provided that they had a minority student population averaging at least 50% of the total student enrollment for the previous three years.
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Yup...and here is the link. So if you want to target something that is grossly unfair and a form of reverse racism, there it is: https://www.gocoastguard.com/active.../college-student-pre-commissioning-initiative
 
We are way off-thread here, and I know I am contributing. USCG has been pilloried in recent years for its lack of diversity. I am sure they have been directed to take significant programmatic steps to address that. There are many reasons - relatively small Service, not widely known in many communities, etc. CG could easily get all the officers it needs from USCGA and enlisted commissioning programs.

This is a classic case of while attempting to correct one problem, another dilemma is created.

Here’s a typical article on CG diversity issue.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.balt...coast-guard-diversity-20170610-story,amp.html

They are danged if they do, danged if they don’t.
 
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Capt MJ said:
We are way off-thread here, and I know I am contributing. USCG has been pilloried in recent years for its lack of diversity. I am sure they have been directed to take significant programmatic steps to address that. There are many reasons - relatively small Service, not widely known in many communities, etc. CG could easily get all the officers it needs from USCGA and enlisted commissioning programs.

This is a classic case of while attempting to correct one problem, another dilemma is created.

Here’s a typical article on CG diversity issue.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.balt...coast-guard-diversity-20170610-story,amp.html

They are danged if they do, danged if they don’t.
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Yeah, we are a little off-thread but I posted about the program because someone questioned the motives (and ethics?) of moving to a less competitive district to secure a nom or more noms. The rules are the rules, and I have learned much by going through this with my oldest son. I have a current sophomore who has also decided he wants to attend an SA and I simply trying to apply what I have learned in round 1, lol. And yes, I have read a lot about the rationale behind the diversity mandate of the CSPI, and it defies logic. And I am speaking as the father of Asian-Americans, who could actually use it to their advantage.
 
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