What does my liaison mean when he says he needs to “game plan” my file

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I asked my liaison if he had an idea when my application would be reviewed and he said he doesn’t know as he needs to “game plan my file first” does anyone have an idea what he means?
 
I would say it means he needs to consider all the details of your file to present you as the best candidate in front of the committee board. If you have something that is not so appealing he may be looking for a way to account for that lapse and provide a counter to any questions that may be given.
 
I have no idea because a while ago I posted about how some liaisons seem more willing to advocate than others and people told me that was wrong. But it seems like you are in a good situation where the person is really putting some time into considering how best to advocate for your file. Seems like a good thing to me.
 
@layschip And welcome new member as of 1110 today!

If by “liaison,” do you mean the volunteer Field Force Representative? Or an actual Admissions Officer?

The volunteer folks, I do not believe, formally present any candidate records to Admissions decision-makers. I am sure they conduct required interviews and provide feedback on candidate responses, and I would assume their opinions on the candidate’s motivation (the candidate wants this, it’s not parents driving it), awareness of what is involved and the service obligation, general impressions, etc. The volunteer folks do not see the full record on the candidate, if they operate similarly to USAFA ALO, USNA BGO, and so on.

I have no idea what “game plan” means as a verb in this context. My guess would have been, since we are all guessing here, if it is indeed the FFR you are referring to, he hasn’t fully reviewed what he can see of your file yet, so needs to look at it to see if he needs to advise you on anything left to do - which was your original question to him.

 
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You don’t see how many posts I delete! And I try to think about tone, how flat communication is on the internet without benefit of eye contact, vocal inflection and body language. And always to remember the relatively young age of many posters, who haven’t yet learned how to research at a more advanced level or to assess whether a source is primary.

In this particular thread, I was proceeding with best educated guess parameters. I also worry that with the best of intentions, posters may offer up guesses that resemble statements of fact, which doesn’t help clarify what the reality is or might be.

In my time on the planet, I have gotten tons of things wrong in all kinds of settings.

I appreciate your comment.
 
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Capt MJ said:
I have no idea what “game plan” means as a verb in this context. My guess would have been, since we are all guessing here, if it is indeed the FFR you are referring to, he hasn’t fully reviewed what he can see of your file yet, so needs to look at it to see if he needs to advise you on anything left to do - which was your original question to him.

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I wonder if the "game plan" comment was something like what a "Board Recorder" at a Navy Selection board might do as they prepare to brief a record to the appropriate board.
For the many who don't know what I'm talking about, when the Navy runs a Promotion or Selection Board for career milestones or promotion, the Board itself consists of a number of senior people, very much like the Admissions Board but the records themselves are presented/briefed by people who are NOT members of the board but instead are called "Board Recorders" who review the records and then brief them to the board.
 
Capt MJ said:
@layschip And welcome new member as of 1110 today!

If by “liaison,” do you mean the volunteer Field Force Representative? Or an actual Admissions Officer?

The volunteer folks, I do not believe, formally present any candidate records to Admissions decision-makers. I am sure they conduct required interviews and provide feedback on candidate responses, and I would assume their opinions on the candidate’s motivation (the candidate wants this, it’s not parents driving it), awareness of what is involved and the service obligation, general impressions, etc. The volunteer folks do not see the full record on the candidate, if they operate similarly to USAFA ALO, USNA BGO, and so on.

I have no idea what “game plan” means as a verb in this context. My guess would have been, since we are all guessing here, if it is indeed the FFR you are referring to, he hasn’t fully reviewed what he can see of your file yet, so needs to look at it to see if he needs to advise you on anything left to do - which was your original question to him.

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Thank you for the reply!
I am still a bit confused and nervous but exciting waiting for the decision.
He told me to write an a brief life story, so I’m guessing it’s for the boards but I am not sure.
 
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