Congressional Nominations: They're Off and Running!

OK3-Wire
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:17:54 +0000

Good Morning Folks,

Here’s an update regarding the ongoing nominations process. Our son received a letter last week from each of our U.S. Senators acknowledging his nomination application was complete. Each letter further described their respective nomination selection process. He’s heard nothing from our U.S. Congresswoman, and intends to follow-up with her office this week. I suspect her staff is fairly busy with her contentious reelection battle.

By way of background, our son received an Appointment last month to the USMA Class of 2013 predicated on a Presidential Nomination, but was advised by his local West Point Admissions Representative to continue with the Congressional nomination process.

Senator #1 asked each candidate call his office to schedule an interview. His Service Academy Board will conduct the half-hour interviews on 12 and 13 NOV. Telephonic interviews will be conducted for those unable to attend in person. The letter makes no mention regarding when his nomination selections will be announced.

Senator #2 does not conduct nomination interviews, and instead makes a selection based upon the nomination application file alone. The letter states the Senator will announce his nomination selections before the end of the year.

For those that might have missed it in an earlier post, we found the following link to be extremely educational in describing the nomination process:

[Nominations and Admissions](Nominations and Admissions)

Good Luck!
OK3-Wire