is2day4him

the slots part isn't necessarily true... Annapolis does get significantly more slots than we do, but we don't have as many people interested in those billets. last year 2 guys went for SEAL and only one got the billet. the other eventually got a billet, but he had to bend over backwards to get it.
bottom line is, because the options are so diverse here, our slots for certain billets aren't set in stone. for some of them we have to compete against the ROTC kids.

work hard, do what you can and you should be ok.

yes sea is an awesome experience... just wait... you'll see.

USMMA2009

"USMMA gets the same amount of pilot spots, dive spots, etc. as the other academies"

as it has been already stated numerous times, that statement is false. USMMA has no where near the same number of billets as the other service academies.

"You get to go to about 20 different countries on all sorts of vessels, both merchant marine and navy."

i doubt you will get to go to 20. you'll probably get to see 15, and have a chance to get ashore for a respectable time in about 10. also, you are only permitted 30 days max for a navy vessel, which probably will not leave the U.S.

"Lastly, I chose it because I can compete in my two sports (cross country and swimming). I love running and swimming, and doing that in college is something I really wanted to do."

two sports? although it has been done, i think you may want to wait and see how the academics go first. keep in mind if you want to go EOD or something like that the first pre-requisite is to graduate. no one will care how well you do on the SEAL PFT if you cant even graduate