LOAs

sandiegodude1607 · 08-28-2005, 09:47 PM

I am not expecting one (i am praying for one though), but I heard that LOAs begin to be send out September 1. Is that just a rumor or is that true? In the past they used to be sent via mail, but with everything being online now, I am thinking they will be sent via email.

dbluecap · 08-28-2005, 11:18 PM

The way I see it, an LOA has to be on paper, so you'd get it in the mail.

KateLewis · 08-29-2005, 04:35 AM

Earliest reported USNA LOA's were Sept last year.

green09 · 08-29-2005, 04:43 PM

USNA has rolling admissions not deadlines like most civilian colleges so why do they not even bother to send official official letters of acceptances?

sandiegodude1607 · 08-29-2005, 04:47 PM

What to you mean by official official letters of acceptance? USNA has Letters of Assurance (LOAs) that guarentee you a spot at the academy if you get a nom, pass the CFA, and pass the medical exam. Because USNA is rolling admission, starting in September they will send out LOAs to outstanding applicants all the way up through next year where they will begin to send letters of acceptance.

sandiegodude1607 · 09-01-2005, 06:43 PM

I heard or read somewhere that the first admissions board was in August although the admissions calendar on USNA.edu didn't mention that. Does anyone know anything about that? And if so, I also heard that the first batch of LOAs was mailed out today. Anything about that?

green09 · 09-01-2005, 10:54 PM

Oh that's what they mean. I thought they sent LOAs to candidates who have fully completed all parts of their applications, not the ones who still have medical examinations, etc to submit.

candidatemom · 09-02-2005, 04:30 AM

LOA can be sent to candidates who have completed everything, and also to candidates who still have parts to complete.
CM

Oregon Mom · 09-02-2005, 02:58 PM

If a candidate receives an LOA, are the Members of Congress notified by the academy? On a separate note, do the NROTC scholarship notifications begin in September as well?

candidatemom · 09-02-2005, 07:10 PM

MOC are notified regarding LOA of their constituents. This way, if they rank nominees, they usually put a LOA recipient last, as that person does not count against their allotment of 5 constituents in attendance at any time. (It is rare, but it has happened that a LOA recipient did not receive a nomination. The anecdote indicated that the candidate had gotten rather cocky after getting the LOA, and the selection committee did not think him worthy of a nomination. The LOA recipient did not receive an appointment.)

I do not know when NROTC scholarships are awarded. I have heard about something called immediate selection decisions (or something similar), but do not remember if they were for NROTC or AROTC.
CM

jq722 · 09-03-2005, 11:35 AM

I have heard that a nominating source will be found for a candidate with an loa....and that the MOCs that denied him a nomination can "get in trouble". As MOCs, it is their duty to nominate a candidate who they feel the academy will want and who will make a good fit. If one gets an loa, it is clear that he/she is "academy material" seeing as how the academy pretty much accepted them. It just makes more work for the academy if a MOC doesnt give a nom to an loa person. But a nomination will be found for them.

sandiegodude1607 · 09-03-2005, 12:19 PM

jq722, an MOC is not required to do anything and those who recieved LOAs are in NO WAY guarenteed a nomination although it is very very unusual.

candidatemom · 09-03-2005, 12:56 PM

I would suspect that there had been conversation between the MOC and the respective academy regarding that particular candidate. Remember he did not receive an appointment, so the academy did not "find" him a nomination.

I agree that this situation is a rarity, and I only relate it to candidates so that they can keep attitude in check. Receiving a LOA is no guarantee of final appointment.
CM

jq722 · 09-05-2005, 05:12 PM

I never said that they were "required". I agree that it is a rare situation, i personally dont know a case where it has happened. However, the comittees of the MOCs better have a good reason....more so then the candidate was "arogant".

Bill0510 · 09-05-2005, 06:02 PM

"It is their duty to nominate . . . " A duty to act brings with it an obligation to act, i.e. a requirement that one act.
A MOC has no duty to act in this regard and is not answerable to the acadamies for failing to nominate a person that has a LOA.

The MOC that "denied him an application" will not "get in trouble" unless the voters in that district decide that issue is sufficient reason to vote the MOC out. [About as likely to happen as the sun not rising.]