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<p>I don’t think finding out via DODMERB is any less deserving.</p>
<p>Perhaps it’s not as “prestigious” as getting a call from Senator Blahblah, but “prestige” is not the goal. </p>
<p>Yes, it’s different from how it was done in the past, but different is not always worse, nor is it always better.</p>
<p>It’s just different.</p>
<p>I can’t really see what difference it makes. </p>
<p>Maybe it does to the parents, who are imagining a 21-Gun Salute and Trumpet Voluntary to accompany the mailman, but I don’t think it matters much to the candidates. Maybe the “rejected” candidate would want to delay the notification, but I think that an “accepted” candidate would want to know as soon as possible.</p>
<p>The outcome is the same either way, and IMO “sooner” is better than “later.”</p>