The other nice thing about NAPS is that it relatively speaking made Plebe year a lot easier. Still sucked but nowhere near as much. You can only be shocked out of your comfort zone so many times. Lol.

I hated being at the Academy. The old saying though is that it’s a shitty place to be but a great place to be from. In my experience that is a true statement. (and I did have a lot of fun there, it’s not college college though)

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Interesting point, the Coast Guard Academy is statistically the hardest one to get into (way smallest class).

And a different admissions process.

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
I went to NAPS. It is how got to USNA. If going to a service academy matters to her go to NAPS. It’s guaranteed. If you get through you get in. It is also an attitude adjustment because NAPS isn’t like OCS or ROTC. Feel free to contact me if you have questions. Pete

Email sent

Please extend my heartfelt congratulations to her.

Update!!! She will be accepting the NAPS slot

I’m very proud

BurtonRW….. see you in a year

That is awesome.

My childhood dream was to attend the Naval Academy. Every step I took was towards that end. I was selected for their summer program, which was almost a guarantee to get in, I was told. Had a blast.

But I had been in trouble at 14 with the law and it kept me from getting accepted. Crushed my soul.

I was given a Navy ROTC scholarship however, and attended Virginia Military Institute. But my heart was not in it and after I finished my rat/freshman year and flunked calculus, twice, (and some other stuff) my GPA was too low to retain my scholarship. I just didn’t want to be there vs the USNA and lost focus.

It all worked out in the end, but looking back I always wonder.

I think NAPS is a solid choice, best of luck to her!

Please convey to your daughter how proud I am of her and YOU!
USMA '06 DAD

DoDMERB flagged her for a knee tendon issue from 3 yrs ago (D224.90) yesterday

USNA has initiated waiver process this morning

Hopefully they will expedite. She’s a basket case now.

What I’ve not relayed to her is her plan B school with ROTC scholarship will also need to get the waiver process started

If Canoe U is asking for the waiver, you should know quickly. There is only one class per year, and slots have to be filled. Now if she was heading to OCS with a class every week or so, then that waiver can take a few weeks/months. At least it did when I needed one for something that happened when I was a toddler.

I know zip about this, but I believe the link below has the medical requirements for admission to the USNA. What you’ve described doesn’t seem to be an issue according to the excerpt I quoted. Unless there’s evidence of instability, whatever that means with respect to your daughter’s knee.

"Musculoskeletal System
Un-united fractures, history of surgery to a major joint within six months, history of derangement of any major joint not corrected by surgery or evidence of instability subsequent to surgery, history of anterior or posterior cruciate ligament injury, retained orthopaedic devices, arthritis, severe scoliosis, symptomatic structural abnormalities of the spinal column, and herniated nucleus pulposus or history of spinal surgery for this or any other condition are disqualifying."

Link

Is it possible whoever did the medical exam got it wrong or entered the information the wrong way? Is there someone that can be contacted at the DoDMERB that can tell you definitively what the issue is? Is a second medical exam possible?

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Originally posted by snwghst:
DoDMERB flagged her for a knee tendon issue from 3 yrs ago (D224.90) yesterday

USNA has initiated waiver process this morning...

Can she run? That's a pretty big part of plebe summer. As long as she doesn't have continuing issues, she will get her waiver.

My daughter had to get one for her bad eyesight.
Later, the Navy paid for her eye surgery and she came away with perfect eyes!

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Originally posted by chellim1:

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Originally posted by snwghst:
DoDMERB flagged her for a knee tendon issue from 3 yrs ago (D224.90) yesterday

USNA has initiated waiver process this morning...

Can she run? That's a pretty big part of plebe summer. As long as she doesn't have continuing issues, she will get her waiver.

My daughter had to get one for her bad eyesight.
Later, the Navy paid for her eye surgery and she came away with perfect eyes!

No issues running. Capt of HS tennis team, Has been enrolled in the Eastern Oregon ROTC program doing all the rucks and PT. No problems

I believe she will get the waiver. Its the “when” it comes through

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Is a second medical exam possible?

That’s all part of the waiver process

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Originally posted by snwghst:

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Originally posted by chellim1:

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Originally posted by snwghst:
DoDMERB flagged her for a knee tendon issue from 3 yrs ago (D224.90) yesterday

USNA has initiated waiver process this morning...

Can she run? That's a pretty big part of plebe summer. As long as she doesn't have continuing issues, she will get her waiver.

My daughter had to get one for her bad eyesight.
Later, the Navy paid for her eye surgery and she came away with perfect eyes!

No issues running. Capt of HS tennis team, Has been enrolled in the Eastern Oregon ROTC program doing all the rucks and PT. No problems

I believe she will get the waiver. Its the “when” it comes through

Eah that's what I was coming to post...nothing happens quick in the government, and even slower with Navy admin...but (and dont take this as a slight) with retention and recruitment rates down across the board, she WILL get the waiver assuming all is good now.

Agree with OttoSig, the bureaucracy's wheels turn slowly but the end result will indeed favor your step daughter.

That was quick, DODMERB updated about 30min ago

WAIVER GRANTED!!!

Waiting for the USNA portal to update so she can click accept. I guess the BFE (Big Freaking Envelope) will be on its way

And the forum lets out a collective sigh of relief.

Good deal.

Great news!

Congratulations to you and her! She clearly has a very bright future ahead of her.

Update….. the day has arrived to deliver her.

Emotional day for her mom. Mom helped pack her bag this morning. They both cried

Daughter and I are flying to Rhode Island today. Reports in the morning

I chuckled at the official directions to meet point. “Parents say a brief good-bye and depart”