Johne37179

BGOs are a mixed bag. I am one and have been for 15 years. Some of us have more time to devote than others. If your BGO is not particularly responsive, contact the CGO or the Area Coordinator for your region. Many BGOs will fill in for each other to help work out our schedules. BTW, the official duties of a BGO extend well beyond the interview process. We are the face of the academy to our assigned schools and the community in general. We attend college fairs, do presentations to community groups and those schools that invite college representatives in to make presentations. We also participate in the entire candidate education process from Summer Seminar, visits to the academy, educator visits, etc. Our 'official' title is Information Liaison Offircer -- the BGO 'Blue and Gold Officer' name is the unofficial, but common one.

You should also remember that your BGO is not there to push you. Part of the long application process is for you to demonstrate your ability to keep your commitments and handle difficult tasks. Good BGOs will be a very good resource for you, they will point you in the right direction, but getting where you want to go is up to you. It is you, and no one else, who will be spending four years by the Severn.

USNA69

Exactly. My comment was that the interview was the only official requirement in the "candidate selection process." I was referring only to the actual candidate application. If you will note in the CIS and other literature, any questions about the process are to be directed to the CGO. And yes, college fairs and other group presentations are a very important part of the BGO mission. One comment though, I would love to get involved in the NASS process; however, unless they are candidates with which I am personally working, I only find out about NASS after the fact.