Can I Transfer a Nomination?

thehoaxbuster
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:12:43 +0000

I’ve emailed the Senator’s office with the simple request that they change my preference rank (they said they can’t do that). If they nominate me to USNA, I feel like I’ll do one of the following:


Call my senator’s office asking if they will kindly find a way to switch the nomination to USAFA
Call my congressman’s office asking if they would switch the nomination to AFA.


Is this possible?

I live in a fairly populous district in Washington State, so this could be tricky. It’s just that every day, I’m finding more and more that I should have put AFA as my first choice. I want to be a pilot, and while catapulting off a carrier would be a great way to serve my country, I feel that the Air Force has more options available to me if I end up not qualifying for a pilot slot.

Also, If I decide that I’d truly be happier as an Air Force officer than a Naval officer, I could decide to go to regular college for a year and try and transfer in to AFA.

As low as the USAFA acceptance rate is all ready, would it be further lowered for me being a transfer student who has already applied once? My qualifications would be increased if I waited another year (i.e. I’d have a stronger resume for sure).