Can I Transfer a Nomination?

USNA84
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:34:26 +0000

The issue before is you is the uncomfortable position of having to examine your own personal desire and make a life choice - Navy or Air Force. Let me say, all interservice ribbing aside, that neither is a bad choice, but you, and only you, have to make one.

It’s commendable that you chose to say USNA was your first choice - to be consistent - but I suspect (having been through this myself and watching my own two oldest kids go through it) that you probably thought USNA was your first choice at some point in time. It’s probably time to reflect on what you really want to do.

It’d be nice to be able to have two SA’s to choose from, but at some point you’re going to need to make that choice, and it sounds as if perhaps that situation may be being thrust upon you now, and perhaps earlier than what you might have wanted.

Let me ask you this: If USNA comes through with an appointment, will you accept, or will you reconsider and perhaps think that maybe you should reapply next year for USAFA? You don’t need to answer now; take some time to think about the right fit for you. It’s going to mean a commitment to up to two years, and when you go to your first day of class in your junior year at an SA, the next 7 years (minimum) of your life. It’s a momentous decision. Take some time to think about it.