<p>I have a question about LOA's. If someone gets an LOA does that mean they are in no matter what? what happens if they don't get a nomination. or if they are third on the list for nominations. I'm confused Please help</p>
<p>barce11 - NO, an LOA does not mean you are in no matter what - LOAs are conditional on you, maintaining academic performance, passing the DoDMERB medical exam, passing the CFA (physical test), and obtaining a nomination. It is unlikely that you will not receive a nomination if you have an LOA (unless you really blow the nomination interview). You do not need to be the principal nominee - all you need is a nomination so number three on the list (or number 10) is all you need.</p>
<p>So what happens if all ten people on a list have LOA's. Do they all get in? Wont that mean that that particular Congressman will have more than the alloted five Cadets at the Academy at any given time?</p>
<p>If all 10 nominees have LOAs then all ten will be offered apppointments if they have met all of the other criteria. Nominees with LOAs are not counted against the Congressman/Senator's allotted 5 slots. This year 5 nominees received appointments off Senator Dole's list of 10 nominees. Four had LOAs.</p>
<p>so if he had 10 nominees, and 4 of them with LOAs didnt count against his limit, he nominated 6 people?</p>
<p>i heard each MOC can nominate 10 people (not including the LOAs b/c they don't count against their limit) and then usma selects the most qualified candidates. therefore, yes, it was possible for him to nominate 6 people.</p>
<p>but only 6 instead of 10?</p>
<p>Taffy - 10 candidates are nominated, but if 4 have LOAs, 5 can receive appointments instead of only 1.</p>
<p>each moc can nominate 10 nominees. If ten people in a district have loa's...then that moc cannot nominate a person without an loa.</p>
<p>For instance if a certain district has 3 loas.</p>
<p>3 nominees would have loas (none would count toward moc's 5 people all would get appts.)
7 nominees would be nominated w/out loas. (only one could get an appt cause of 5 rule)</p>
<p>If I am understanding your question right, the moc cannot nominate 13 people because 3 have loas.</p>
<p>This year Sen Burr waited until January to schedule his interviews. This allowed him to find out if candidates with LOAs already had nominations from other MOCs. I guess this allowed him to use his nominations for those who really needed it rather than duplicating a nomination that was not needed.</p>
<p>I might add, they each have 10 noms PER slot open. IE, 2 slots = 20 potential nominations.</p>
<p>ah, i guess i misread it a while ago. when people said the LOAs dont count against the MOC limit, i figured their limit of 10 nominations, not their limit of 1 appointment. i guess this works in my favor even more. i hope the other 5 people in my district have LOAs, hah!</p>
<p>"If ten people in a district have loa's...then that moc cannot nominate a person without an loa."</p>
<p>jq, theoretically the MOC is not required to nominate individuals with an LOA. Somebody could go into the nomination interview with an attitude or inappropriate behavior and even with an LOA could wind up without a nomination. I'm not at all sure how often this occurs, but I'll bet it happens.</p>
<p>if a MOC has one slot and one person gets a nomination, does that person pretty much have the appointment?</p>
<p>They still have to meet all the basic criteria but otherwise, yes.</p>
<p>So let me see if I have this right, if 9 other people and me receive a nomination and noone has a LOA then only one of us gets in, while if say 4 people have an LOA then 5 people get in?</p>
<p>DBEagles2006: Yes that's correct.</p>
<p>Not exactly correct. </p>
<p>Correct that 5 people will get in. 4 loas and a principal</p>
<p>However, the rest "qualified alternates" go on the "National Waiting List". Over 150 kids per year are selected off this list so don't give up hope if you don't have an loa or are not a principal nominee</p>