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Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

Everyone has to pass a candidate fitness assessment, which is six different exercises all done in quick succession. If you don't pass, your application is deactivated. So the level of fitness has to be there, but being a dedicated athlete isn't required (but does help).

But can’t kids retry until the pass? So you have the gym teacher oversee the run, let’s say, and the kids doesn’t pass. Kid can do it over and over until they pass and it’s not revealed it was on the xth try.

Lol that’s not how it works

There is some wiggle room --- that comes with a cost.

I went to a boarding school with a steady supply of "post-graduates" doing an extra year of high school to attend USNA. Some had to do the extra year due to sports injury (e.g., torn ACL) in their senior year (after being admitted to USNA); others to improve their academic profile; still others to improve to their physical fitness. All were told (at least how it was conveyed to me) that their admission was guaranteed so long as they hit their respective marks.

For the phyiscal fitness tests, those were run by one or several of our coaches. And at least one student had multiple chances to hit the mark he needed.

https://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.ph...aval-academy-usna.6/

all the answers to these questions are here.

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Anonymous wrote:Please share stats. Why isn’t USNA more popular on DCUM?

Once a dc has a nomination, what are their appointment chances? Assume medical won’t have major issues.

Every applicant has to have a nomination, it’s a requirement. Of course they don’t all get in

Anonymous wrote:Please share stats. Why isn’t USNA more popular on DCUM?

Because they can’t be on meds for adhd, depression, anxiety.

there is a girl from our HS that has been accepted and is attending. She got notice of admission in January

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Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

Everyone has to pass a candidate fitness assessment, which is six different exercises all done in quick succession. If you don't pass, your application is deactivated. So the level of fitness has to be there, but being a dedicated athlete isn't required (but does help).

But can’t kids retry until the pass? So you have the gym teacher oversee the run, let’s say, and the kids doesn’t pass. Kid can do it over and over until they pass and it’s not revealed it was on the xth try.

This is for entry; there's separate physical tests once kids are there. For West Point, they can retry as much as they can-- but only certain approved people can supervise, so those people are not going to be free for you to be out there trying again once a week. Naval Academy is more strict. I think you get three total official tries and they cut you off. Might even be two.

Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

The physical requirements are easily googled.

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Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

Everyone has to pass a candidate fitness assessment, which is six different exercises all done in quick succession. If you don't pass, your application is deactivated. So the level of fitness has to be there, but being a dedicated athlete isn't required (but does help).

But can’t kids retry until the pass? So you have the gym teacher oversee the run, let’s say, and the kids doesn’t pass. Kid can do it over and over until they pass and it’s not revealed it was on the xth try.

Nobody will be separated on the first failure. They will be put in a remedial physical training program with coaching and supervised workouts and training until they do pass. Basically, they have to keep working at it and trying hard and making progress, and they do need to pass, and in less time than four years. So it’s not quite “just take it over and over until you pass,” but it’s certainly not “you’re gone now!”

Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

Yes, they can as long as they work out. Usually the most challenging part is the run times. For that portion of the semiannual test, a 10:30 mile-and-a-half is a barely passing D-. IIRC, 8:15 is an A+. (For guys, obv.)

—grad

Me got into USNA.

Or maybe kids now go the rotc route. Balance out with regular college experience. At the end of the day, service academies and rotc commissions as officers.

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Anonymous wrote:Please share stats. Why isn’t USNA more popular on DCUM?

Maybe because many people can afford to send their kids to college. I know the service academies are very prestigious, but I consider the military sort of a last resort type of thing.

Most people I know who have dc at academies can afford college. I think you are confusing enlisted with academies.

My personal feelings on why you don’t see it much here…

Parents on this board coddle their children to extremes. Just look at the parenting threads
A lot of UMC parents play the accommodations game to get their dcs extra time on tests. That’s disqualifying
Ignorance like in this PP
General laziness and me me me sentiment that people pass to their children

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Anonymous wrote:I am wondering about their physical requirements. Say, some kids with high stats and rigor, really interested in STEM, healthy in general, but only play sports casually. Can they handle the physical part in USNA?

Everyone has to pass a candidate fitness assessment, which is six different exercises all done in quick succession. If you don't pass, your application is deactivated. So the level of fitness has to be there, but being a dedicated athlete isn't required (but does help).

But can’t kids retry until the pass? So you have the gym teacher oversee the run, let’s say, and the kids doesn’t pass. Kid can do it over and over until they pass and it’s not revealed it was on the xth try.

Lol that’s not how it works