serviceacademyg
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- Feb 23, 2018
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I don’t come from a family with military history, so the decision of choosing which service academy I’ll end up going to is harder than some who have “always been an Army kid” or “always been a Navy kid.”
I change my mind constantly, and over the course of the last six months, I have had strong desires to go to USMA, USAFA, and USNA. However, within a couple weeks, I would end up doubting my decision and would start to believe another academy would be better for me.
As of right now, I want to become a pilot. (I am akin to helicopters but will gladly fly fighter jets too.) However, in the case that I don’t end up medically qualifying to become a pilot, or in the case that I decide I no longer want to pursue being a pilot, I want there to be a wide range of options I can choose from. From my current stand point, this rules USAFA out as it is the only branch where if you’re not a pilot, you’re most likely stuck to restricted/staff corps. I had thought USNA would be better for me since there were other options such as going SWO, Marine Corps, or Subs, but they don’t have many opportunities to go restricted/staff corps. It seems that USMA offers the ability to choose a branch whether you want to go restricted or unrestricted. Because of this, I had been solidly leaning on USNA for a while, but now I am starting to have my doubts about the Navy and am toying with the idea of going to USMA.
I have received offers of appointments to all service academies except USMA and still have yet to hear back from them. I also want to make a decision as soon as possible (most likely by March 1st as a self-mandated “decision deadline”) so that my declined offers of appointments will become someone else’s accepted offer of appointment, and it seems selfish to hold onto them any longer (such as until May 1).
I know I’ll be happy wherever I end up going because no matter what, I’d be doing something bigger than myself for others, but I want to make sure I have the least regrets coming out of the academy and going into the service.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions? Welcoming all and any appropriate criticism as a wake up call if need be...
I change my mind constantly, and over the course of the last six months, I have had strong desires to go to USMA, USAFA, and USNA. However, within a couple weeks, I would end up doubting my decision and would start to believe another academy would be better for me.
As of right now, I want to become a pilot. (I am akin to helicopters but will gladly fly fighter jets too.) However, in the case that I don’t end up medically qualifying to become a pilot, or in the case that I decide I no longer want to pursue being a pilot, I want there to be a wide range of options I can choose from. From my current stand point, this rules USAFA out as it is the only branch where if you’re not a pilot, you’re most likely stuck to restricted/staff corps. I had thought USNA would be better for me since there were other options such as going SWO, Marine Corps, or Subs, but they don’t have many opportunities to go restricted/staff corps. It seems that USMA offers the ability to choose a branch whether you want to go restricted or unrestricted. Because of this, I had been solidly leaning on USNA for a while, but now I am starting to have my doubts about the Navy and am toying with the idea of going to USMA.
I have received offers of appointments to all service academies except USMA and still have yet to hear back from them. I also want to make a decision as soon as possible (most likely by March 1st as a self-mandated “decision deadline”) so that my declined offers of appointments will become someone else’s accepted offer of appointment, and it seems selfish to hold onto them any longer (such as until May 1).
I know I’ll be happy wherever I end up going because no matter what, I’d be doing something bigger than myself for others, but I want to make sure I have the least regrets coming out of the academy and going into the service.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions? Welcoming all and any appropriate criticism as a wake up call if need be...