Waiver denied, long road comes to and end

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tetradad

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After NASS, LOA, Nom, and long wait, DD’s dream for the Academy ends today. Corrected congenital heart repair didn’t slow her down, superb athlete, strong academic, and a sweet kid is derailed by a medical DQ. Option A1 is awesome and while she licks her wounds, she is, and always will be, a winner! Best to all who dream big dreams!
 
Sorry. The long wait suggests that they looked long and hard, but ultimately there are conditions that simply aren’t waivable. Best of look with PlanA1!
 
As a mom, I am feeling it with you..Wishing your DD all the best..I know it is hard right now but I do believe it just means a different path is out there for her.
 
Clearly nothing else she could have done. Move on with head held very high; she will kill-it on another path. You must be proud of her.---------Me? I am thankful for parents who raise strong kids that push-the-envelope like yours did! ---------------------- She banged on a door that she wasn't sure wouldn't open for her; I guess it didn't; ---but the next door?------or the one after that? Knocking on the door is a rare skill in and of itself. People like your daughter build the country the Navy defends. I don't know her and I am proud of her: makes me feel good that she (and others like hergave USNA a shot.

Nice job Dad!
 
I am so very sorry for what your daughter is feeling at this moment. Incredibly tough. I wish that DQ could be challenged and reversed. It is good though that she has a Plan A1. My best to her. Blessings.
 
I know that medical decisions can be incredibly frustrating. While small consolation, it is important to remember that they are trying to do what is best for the future military member as well as his/her fellow service members. As the Senior Medical Officer at USNA explained to the BGOs, they need to think about worst case situations. IOW, someone with a medical condition functions perfectly well in normal life, including sports. But, the military, that same person may face unique situations . . . dust storms, high altitude and G-forces, severe stress, extreme heat or cold . . . and on and on. They have to consider what could happen under those conditions, which 99.9% of civilians never face. It's a different calculation and the results can be frustrating and disappointing.

To the OP . . . your DD is obviously exceptional. There are many paths to success in life . . . a SA and the military are but one. Undoubtedly, she will find the one for her.
 
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