<p>USNA69, you are mistaken. If you read a couple of posts higher, you will see that readhead89 received her LOA from Air Force on October 19th. My son’s counselor at the air force academy said that they start to review the completed applications in September. (Not the board). And then in October they start the board reviews and depending on the applicant can start offering LOA/Appointments in mid-late October-November. readhead89 pretty much confirmed that.</p>
<p>However, there isn’t anything anyone can do to hope for an early loa/appointment other than getting their application completely finished and submitted prior to 1 september. That still isn’t a guarantee, but it’s about as close to one as anyone can have. Then, if you have the gpa, ranking, test scores, ALO recommendation, etc… and are looking like one of the top candidates, then you might have a chance at an early. Later… Mike…</p>