<p>he probably was. He's an EMT everywhere!</p>
<p>Thanks missmuff!</p>
<p>wow, missed my name. ;) I was an EMT for the blood drive for 2 hours. Did you see me lounging with a book? :) </p>
<p>I never did any HS sports. I have done TKD since 1998. State champ and world ranked at one point. However, despite my strengths in TKD and the achievements I attained, they were still iffy when they saw no HS team sports. They even told me that sports were the reason I didn't get an LOA. So, I highly suggests doing them, but if not, its not the end of the world. </p>
<p>PS, I love being an EMT. :) Intramurals are brutal this year. I've already called two ambulances for transport for some injuries!</p>
<p>hornetguy- so even if we do sports outside of HS that hurts our chances of receiving an LOA?</p>
<p>Don't hang all of your hopes on getting an LOA. Those are few and far between. Last year there were only about 200 LOAs out of 1,300 total appointments offered.</p>
<p>Don't focus on receiving an LOA. They're nice, but not a big deal in the long run. Concentrate instead on simply doing everything you can to make yourself the best candidate possible, and the rest will take care of itself.</p>
<p>Edit: Looks like she beat me to it. :)</p>
<p>It's not necessarily doing outside sports, its lacking a TEAM sport. </p>
<p>Like others said, don't worry about the LOA, 1000 appointments will be mailed at once in March. My situation is unique like everyone else, so basing your chances by mine is like apples to oranges.</p>
<p>Hornet we will try and continue to make your EMT duties interesting. Our rule is try and hurt someone, but do not damage the PQ.</p>
<p>Ok, the reason they look for people who played team sports in high school, like many people have said, is that they want to see that you can be a leader and are physically in shape. But that's only half of it. What my liason officer told me, and it really seems to be the case, is that they mostly want to see that you can multitask and perform well under a high-stress environment, since that's exactly what the Academy is, and it requires the ability to prioritize.</p>
<p>Take me, for example. I did not play sports in high school. However, I worked all through those 4 years. I worked at a horse farm freshman year, a different horse farm sophomore year, and a CiCi's pizza junior and senior year (I don't suggest working at horse farms... it sucked). What made me stand out was that at CiCi's, I was the go-to guy. I learned every job available at that place, even though I myself had one specific job. I even got better than the regular workers at each individual position. I worked really hard there while keeping my grades up, and after a while, my boss could call me in at any time to fill in any position if someone no-call-no-showed or called in sick. They scheduled me for closing shift every day that I worked, because they knew that they wouldn't have to worry about making sure the place got closed down right. It also served as a leadership position, because I was the one who would usually train new employees. </p>
<p>Even though the job wasn't anything physical, it also showed them that I could multitask and keep my grades at school up. Now, if someone was pretty much a genius and got above a 4.0 all through high school, and they were in good physical condition, but they would go home and play video games or just stay around their house not doing anything important, they would not have as good a chance as someone who got, say, a 3.8 and played football and basketball through high school.</p>
<p>Just remember: As long as you are in good physical shape, can show that you are (or have the potential to become) a good leader, and can multitask well, you will be very competitive.</p>
<p>nicely put, neighbor</p>
<p>The fencers didn't attend a regular high school and never did regular high school sports. They were, however, very dedicated to fencing and were in the same private club for years. They also competed through the US Fencing Assn and had a long record there.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! the feedback you gave was really helpful! I look forward to applying! (or as much as any one person can lol)</p>
<p>I'll just add I had an additional 2 jobs, one teaching TKD nightly and one working as a the customer service dude that managed info and responses from the aircraft brokerage's 30,000 contacts and sent the weekly newsletter. My part-time position was replaced by a full-time employee that I trained. Wasn't a case of lack of multitasking with regards to team sports.</p>
<p>I had a LOA, but I was varsity in vollyball, basketball, cross country, and track all 4 years. I also worked about 10 hrs. a week at the commissary, as well as daily on a goat farm. I was 2nd chair in band, and also did stagecrew for drama. I graduated High school with a 4.0 and 47 college credits with a 4.0. Sports are really important here. You can never prepare for Basic training enough. then once you hit the school year, you still need to carry a 30 lb. bag in your left hand and still run the strips. then you have intramurals, which as said before, are brutal. As a freshman, you have a greater possibility of playing rugby, which isn't easy. lots of people get hurt, and more physically fit people will heal quicker. that is what the Academy wants. I was almost a medical turnback during basic. I messed up my shoulder pretty bad within the 1st week and needed surgery. I stuck it through all of basic, which meant I had to do tons more with just my left arm. Let me tell ya, doing the obstacle course, as well as all other courses with just one arm is hard. I'm so glad that I played basketball in highschool, so i have a really strong left arm. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for sports.</p>
<p>Now that's impressive!</p>
<p>Wow, that puts all my extracurriculars to shame...</p>
<p>I can say first hand that many people do get hurt in rugby. I heard this year is one of the worst years so far.</p>
<p>herm, today at rugby I transported a guy with a dislocated/broken pinky finger. It was not meant to go in the direction it was going...</p>
<p>Don't really want to hear about rugby injuries...Buckaroo is on a rugby team!!</p>
<p>S. had his shin stitched up last year playing Rugby. Has a really nice scar on it. </p>
<p>It's Flag Football this year and so far undefeated. :) - Go Dogs.....</p>