<p>“Nonetheless, I think it’s fair to say that they do not mail out any where NEAR 1500 offers of appointment to get a class size of 1200+.”
…
While I don’t have the exact numbers handy for Navy, I do know that for class of 2013, USAFA offered 1667 appointments and 1368 accepted. So, it seems reasonable to me that USNA may send out the 1500 offers noted (or maybe even more) to result in the desired class size.</p>