<p>Thanks for the comments. My son is not on a competitive slate, he’s the principal nominee on the slate. The waiting is hard. This is an emotional roller coaster. We have been mislead a bit I guess. When my son was informed of his nomination he was told that he was guaranteed an appointment. The school held a little ceremony for the congressman to make his announcement and they posted it on the senior college acceptance board in the office immediately after he was told. He has back up plans, the NROTC scholarship and has been accepted to the college as well but for a few days was sure he was going to Navy. His BGO said the same thing as here, it’s not 100% yet. BGO did say that the USNA is bound by law to charge our MOC his principal if he is qualified. He has received three letters form USNA notifying him of his qualified status and they have called the house three times to talk with him and offer to answer any questions about the process. It’s been almost a year since he filled out the preliminary application (Feb. 1, 2009). It all looks good for him but the waiting is tough.</p>