Spouse Wants Son To Attend West Point

[Anonymous]

How old is your son?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

LOL. Yeah sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

Gross.

So I guess your family is not opposed to pulling strings, but they are opposed to raising self sufficient kids.

Got it.

Attaining an appointment is literally a game of pulling strings. Even the brilliant but broke kid living in a dirt floor house in the Bayou..... has to find someone to 'pull strings'

Don't be so ignorant of the process.... or dismissive of those with ties closer to the source.

My kid did the appointment process and most all had committees. It’s not that easy to just pull strings anymore unless you’re OP. We’re fairly well connected but not on that level and my kid didn’t get any help. Being military does offer an extra path to get a nomination tho.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because of family connections an appoitmnet would be easy to attain.

I am opposed. I do not want my son entering the military.

Is there anyway I can prevent it?

You are likely a troll. If not, put weed in your Xmas brownies. He’ll fail the drug test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

LOL. Yeah sure.

From someone who knows the process . . . usually, the Senate and Congressional slots go to ONE applicant from the home district ... not to a relative. And that applicant has superlative stats and letters of rec

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll trying to stir up trouble

+1

This is dumb

[Anonymous]

Not how it works. Probably a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is your son?

You do know what the "DC" in "DCUM" stands for don't you, genius?

Reminds me of the time I had a college roommate and his wife in town and I took him to Old Ebbitt for oysters and John Boehner was at the table across from ours.

Suddenly all those years of calling BS on my stories of bumping into VIPs were realized as true and they were mortified.

[Anonymous]

Troll.

What is your narrative, OP?

I feel like the Army - Navy game stirred up multiple service academy posts over the past few days - usually not a hot topic on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Troll.

What is your narrative, OP?

I feel like the Army - Navy game stirred up multiple service academy posts over the past few days - usually not a hot topic on DCUM.

The typical DCUM reaction to service academies is, "wow, military officers have college degrees? I did not know that!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old is your son?

You do know what the "DC" in "DCUM" stands for don't you, genius?

Reminds me of the time I had a college roommate and his wife in town and I took him to Old Ebbitt for oysters and John Boehner was at the table across from ours.

Suddenly all those years of calling BS on my stories of bumping into VIPs were realized as true and they were mortified.

Strangely aggressive and unconnected to this post. Did you need to sit down?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

with that support I would agree - as long as GPA is higher than a 3.3 and they were a captain of a sport - done deal

From the kids I've known to get in, they had greater accolades than that. The senator connection made only one step easier for one but they had perfectionist expectations from parents and the other didn't have a connection but didn't need to hustle for that recommendation as much because they had amazing grades/backstory/service work/awards...
It's possible I just knew some excellent students and the bar isn't so high for others?

[Anonymous]

What does your son want?

If my son wanted and he was able to get in then I would be thrilled for him.

[Anonymous]

My DD is at West Point now. Your son has to really want it, because it's really rough both physically and mentally. If he ends up there and he's not bought in mentally, he will not do well. We have seen (and I personally know one kid) who ended up leaving ("separated") from WP due to not being there for the right reason.

There are various parts to the application, and the nomination is not sufficient if he does not pass the CFA (Candidate Fitness Test), or the DoDMERB's medical part. (Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board)

The medical part is sneakily tough in that things you wouldn't think would disqualify your kid will. Example, eczema dx over age of 12, or ever been prescribed an SSRI. There would be an automatic disqualification and IF West Point Admissions wants to pursue your kid, THEY will ask DoDMERB for a waiver. But DoDMERB doesn't just give Admissions the waiver; they review and decide FOR Admissions. In that sense, DoDMERB can frustrate Admissions folks because they can want your kid but can't get your kid through DoDMERB.

If you google, you can find the DoDMERB form online. It says something like, "Do you have or have you ever had" and then there are a lot of boxes to check Y or N.

I'm mentioning this OP, because you may not need to have to worry about your kid attending West Point.

However, if your kid wants to go, I encourage you to research it--it has been an incredible experience for my kid, beyond anything I ever knew was possible. We are not from a military family and don't really know any (no military in our area) and I was at first freaked out about my DC's interest. Now I see how it's the right fit for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt a family connection would be enough so there is always that hope.

Two family members are Congressmen/Senators. It's a done deal if wanted.

LOL. Yeah sure.

From someone who knows the process . . . usually, the Senate and Congressional slots go to ONE applicant from the home district ... not to a relative. And that applicant has superlative stats and letters of rec

+1 Most districts have moved toward a committee for nominations, and those nominations are reserved for kids living in the member district. A sitting Congressman or Senator using their single nomination on a family member, unless that family member was an outstanding applicant, would be inviting scandal.