<p>It would appear WP is having difficulty reading between the lines, so will clarify the post so that there is no misunderstanding- </p>
<p>The admissions office is actively persuing minority candidates- specifically, African-Americans and Hispanics- from targeted areas, including areas of NY City and other specified areas of the country. If you want the list of where those other targeted areas are please PM me. We have been charged to “interest the qualified, not qualify the interested.” The writing is on the wall.</p>
<p>Women- the numbers are where the USNA wants them to be at this time, so there is not an active campaign to increase those numbers any further- there is enough of a draw for the desired mix the USNA is seeking. While females were actively sought in prior years, for now the academy is getting enough of a draw to quell the need to actively persue, and truth be told, the % of female mids at USNA right now has shifted to the right when compared to the % of female enlisted- thus, it should come as no surpirse to see the number of female mids offered an appointment hold steady, if not decline a bit going forward, based on the all-time high admitted in 2012.</p>
<p>The advantage right now has clearly shifted to two specific minority groups, where the goal is to increase the number of officers more in line with the mix encountered out in the fleet.</p>
<p>Hope that it is specific enough now. My guess is that Deprol, from NYC, is a qualified minority candiate- as are the other 3 appointees from his school - please correct me if I am wrong, not that it matters to me at all- but it may clarify things a bit for WP. </p>
<p>Congratulations to Deprol and anyone else that gets that appointment! Don’t much care what color of the rainbow you are- just show up with a good attitude and ready to work your butts off when you get there!</p>