<p>Somewhere in this forum I think I read that if a candidate gets a competitive nomination and does not get an appointment from that nomination, they can still be put into another pool where they may get an appointment. How does that work? Doesnt every candidate have to be nominated, and doesnt each source have a limited number of slots? </p>
<p>Our MOC has one slot available for class of 2013 and submitted a list of candidates for that one slot. When the academy appoints one of the nominees, does that mean the other 9 nominees are no longer eligible for an appointment (assuming they have no other nomination sources)?</p>
<p>The other 9 would go into national pool and compete for appointments that may come from VP, Supt, other sources.</p>
<p>Search this and the other forums.......there are some good explanations on the numbers. 1200 in a class; 535 reps and senators. So, other nomination sources fill the class.</p>
<p>Sometimes several, or more (!) from a single congressional district receive appts.</p>
<p>Those in the national pool compete for appointments that are reserved for alternates to fill the class. They are separate from Supe nominations.</p>
<p>In a nutshell - after all the MOC's nominees are appointed - there are spaces left over. Believe it or not - not every congressional district will have a candidate. Additionally, there are 150 slots set aside for qualified alternates for compete. These come from candidates who got a congressional nomination but not an appointment.</p>
<p>Also - even though there are up to 10 candidates per slate from each congressman, in many areas there are candidate who have more than one nomination. For instance, some candidates may have a Presidential or service related nomination and win an appointment under that category.</p>
<p>It is entirely possible for a MOC to have several candidates admitted from his slate of nominees - even if only one candidate is charged to him.</p>