Naval Academy Principal Nomination

mombee
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:14:47 +0000

Whistle Pig:

Yes. And not correct.



Okay, one last attempt. If one is the #1 candidate on a slate, providing they are 3Qed and want the appointment, they are in. The number of nominations will make absolutely no difference.

If one is not, nor becomes so by attrition, the #1 candidate on a list, they are only eligible for the national pool. It only takes one such nomination to gain national pool status and more will not make one more competitive. Furthermore, if they are not national pool competitive, all the nominations in the world will not help.

Anytime anyone is not the #1 candidate on a list and all candidates that are ranked higher, drop out, they will become the #1 candidate and if they are 3qed, they will be offered the principal nomination. Therefore, I suppose in the wildest stretch, the more slates one is on, the greater the chances of everyone ahead of them dropping out (which my “It depends” was intended to cover).

Never assume anything. This is why it is ones best interest to do as the Academy requests, apply to all nominations eligible. There are all kinds of reasons that the person ahead of you on a slate might not be principal. In addition to what WP mentioned, if the #1 candidate is also #1 on another slate, the Academy will have an option as to which MOC to charge him against. This will eliminate him on the other slate, moving #2 up to the principal nomination.