Chances for qual candidate w/nomination

Christcorp
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:51:19 +0000

Not quite sure if I understand your question. Of the roughly 10,000 that think about the air force academy, when the dust settles, they will offer approximately 1700 appointments/loa, KNOWING that only about 1300 will accept the appointment and walk into basic training in June. Then knowing that they will probably lose about 60-80 in basic training. Then knowing that they will graduate approximately 1000 4 years later.

Of the 10,000 that think about it initially, only about 6000 will usually finish their application. CFA. medical, etc… Of that 6000, it will go down to about half that, 3000, that are considered “Competitive”. Of that, is where you will get your 1300-1700 from.

When you use the word “Candidate” and “Nomination”, those are misleading. If you get a nomination, you become a “Candidate”, but that doesn’t mean that you will be competitive and get an appointment. I.e. Your parent is retired military and you get a presidential nomination “Initially”. You become a candidate. BUT, if your GPA is 2.5, then you won’t be competitive, and as such the presidential nomination means nothing. On the other hand, a nomination from congress is an area that the senators and representatives are familiar with. They aren’t going to waste a nomination on someone who isn’t competitive with grades and such. So, you become a candidate when the academy considers you COMPETITIVE or you get a nomination. The presidential nomination makes you a candidate but doesn’t mean you’re competitive. A congress nomination usually isn’t given unless you are competitive.