<p>For the newbies, here is why it’s so huge to have an LOA (although rare). The MOC will present a slate of candidates. Typically, they have a primary and 10 alternates. Primary (if qualified medically, physically, and academically) gets in. Next, if you have an LOA and you’re on the nom list, you are in (and IF qualified). Next, candidates are ranked by their score and the rest of the class if filled with them, as long as they have a nom and are qualified…so you see, if you are fortunate enough to get an LOA, you are in before the others in the pool. For those starting the process, EARLY is better!! Get your info in ASAP…if you are an athlete, contact the coach NOW!! Sometimes your sport may be your “in” for the LOA. My son began the process in Sept. and had his LOA in mid-Nov. By then, however, he had already visited USMA and was sold…</p>
<p>Good luck to all!!</p>
<p>Go Army!</p>