<p>My son received a phone call from our Senator's office on Friday saying she would like to nominate him for the USNA. We were shocked to hear anything so soon since the week of her deadline, a generic e-mail went to those who had applied asking that they quit calling the office because there were over 800 applications already in hand and still more to open. While we are thrilled, we are somewhat confused about what to do about his scheduled Congressional interview.</p>
<p>My son's Congressional interview isn't for two weeks and both of our Senators' websites say that they coordinate nominations within the state. There are 5 boys from my son's high school that are applying to the USNA. Seems good news travels fast and two of those boys have asked my son if he is withdrawing his name from consideration for the Congressional nomination since he has on from a senator.</p>
<p>While it puts more stress on his friends, my husband and I think that he should attend the Congressional interview and not withdraw since the Academy application asks if he is applying to every possible nominating source, we are in a very competitive state, and he doesn't have an LOA, just a nomination and a letter saying he 3Q'd.</p>
<p>Any one that has been in this boat got any advice?</p>
<p>Absolutely your son should proceed with plans. If they coordinate between MOCs and senatorial noms, they’ll figure it out. He should run hard until the blue folder is in hand, following through on all issues. His w/drawal has little, nothing to do with his friends’ situations. And if they are deemed worthy of nomination, that will have nothing to do with your son. There would appear to be no interdependency here at this point in time. And it would be an erroneous assumption that your son’s w/drawal would enhance others chances.</p>
<p>Concur. Let the MOC’s do the deciding. Your son’s job is to show up and interview as invited. They told us the same song and dance in Texas last year. Son got nomination from Congressman first, then Senator second. Although they try to coordinate, sometimes they are unable to get a hold of one another, etc. </p>
<p>Also, the more slates his name is on, the better his chances of getting the coveted blue folder. </p>
<p>I’m wondering, how the heck do they know he got a call from Senator? If he told them, he needs to be counseled to keep mum about such things. Until the blue folder hits your mailbox, keep running the race hard!</p>
<p>Did the person in the Senator’s office confirm that it was a PRIMARY nomination and not just one nomination on a slate of ten? If they did confirm, are you sure that it was not just a receptionist following directions who didn’t really understand the nomination process?</p>
<p>As USNA requests, proceed with all available nominations. Don’t volunteer information to MOCs in regards to other nominations. Only disclose, if asked.</p>
<p>It is very doubtful if a Senatorial nominee, if included in a Congressman’s slate, will be detrimental to others in the district.</p>
<p>Thanks y’all. Just wanted to make sure there wasn’t some etiquette that we needed to follow.</p>
<p>rangelady – my son got the call in, ironically, government class and had to explain to the teacher why he needed to leave class to return the call. When he returned, he got to explain why he got a call from a senator’s office. One of the other kids then asked him at the football game about withdrawing from the congressmans’ interview.</p>
<p>Yomama2: Nothing like a nosy teacher! He can reply to all competitors who ask, “OF COURSE I am going for all possible nominations! It is to my advantage to do so and yours, too. Good luck!”</p>
<p>DD got the call on Monday - following her Saturday interview. In it they said that they would be contacting our other senator and congressman. She did get a call from the jr. senator asking why she was only applying for one academy and wouldn’t it be a good idea to apply to the others. After a few moments he asked “Does she have an LOA from the Navy?” When she answered yes, he said “Disregard everything I just said. Congratulations.” </p>
<p>So the decision to not interview was made by our MoC. Yes they have a lot of interviews to do and eliminating those already being offered an appointment makes sense.</p>