<p>Are individual ready reserves dependents allowed to apply for this type of nomination?</p>
<p>According to the academy website; I don't have the presidential and vice-presidential info with me directly at this time; but the website says:</p>
<p>Presidential</p>
<p>We may have up to 100 appointments in the Presidential category. This category is reserved for children of career military personnel. To qualify, the parent must meet one of the following criteria:</p>
<pre><code>* Be on active duty and have served continuously on active duty for at least eight years, or
* Have retired with pay or have been granted retired or retainer pay, or
* Children of reservists may also be eligible (see Section 12733 Title 10 USC for details), or
* Have died after being retired with pay or being granted retired or retainer pay;
* For adopted children, proceedings must have begun before the child's 15th birthday.
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<p>Now, it mentions reservists, but you would have to read the section of Title 10 of the US Code for the details. I would say at the very least, they would have to have equal active duty time of 8 years. That means enough reserve points to equal 8 years of active. Your best way to find out, is to contact the ALO in your area and ask him/her. They can find out. </p>
<p>Remember, you are applying for 1 of 100 available nominations. My son was fortunate to get one this year, but we had/have the VP, Senate, and Representative lined up in case they were needed. I say "HAVE", even though my son already received an appointment, because our state gets very few applications a year. This year I think we have 19 for the Air Force Academy. So, one of our senators wants to still nominate my son. (Being it won't take away from another state applicant). If he does, it doesn't affect me son, but it could free up my son's presidential nomination back to the academy to use for a worthy applicant who comes from a state with too many applicants and is having a difficult time getting a nomination. But that's up to the academy and my senator. My son's already been given the appointment offer and won't lose that. Until he has 2 nominations on file, they won't give away the presidential.</p>
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<p>From what I've been told, Presidential nominations are unlimited.</p>
<p>It's the appointments that are limited to 100.</p>
<p>Good explanation Christcorp - </p>
<p>The data I have seen from USMA and USNA indicates about 400 Presidential nominations are given for each of those academies - I don't know how many USAFA candidates qualify for Presidentials but I would have to say much more than 100.</p>
<p>Out of the total number of Presidential nominations the top 100 get appointments. The other 300 candiates - assuming they are qualified - need to have a Congressional or other nomination to win an appointment.
A nomination is no good without an appointment.</p>
<p>Cindybasket: Admissions can help determine if a candidate is eligible for a Presidential nomination. Like Christcorp says - apply for all nominations eligible - regardless.</p>
<p>Okay more info (I'm the mom)</p>
<p>Father was active duty for 14 years.
Received a Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI)
Individual Ready Reserve for 3 years
Inactive Ready Reserve until 2029</p>
<p>My son has emailed his ALO with these details - should he also request clarity from the admissions office at USAFA before requesting a Presidential nomination?</p>
<p>I would contact the regional office for alphabetical rep and ask them for the clarity. I think they would be your best option</p>
<p>Special thanks to everyone for all the replies and the help.</p>
<p>Will have son verify afterschool with ALO or admissions. Have to see about the reserve points because the only form I have is from my husbands officer years, he was prior enlisted before receiving his commission. I do not have the point values assigned for those 7 years but do for the last 7 which is almost enough.</p>
<p>Hoping that he can apply for this type of nomination too!</p>
<p>What did you find out? I think it would be helpful for future candidates to know</p>
<p>We are still in the process of finding out...</p>
<p>ALO was extremely helpful but some details need to still be verified. We will be finding out about all those hopefully by Monday.</p>
<p>I take it Murphy's Law has occurred then...you became "the oh we have never run into this situation before"...I am sure that there will e more down the line. If Irecall correctly the VSI occurred in 92, that being said, if you had a toddler than they will be of the age to start applying in the next couple of years. I am sure you won't be the last, but at least you will be helpful to the future.</p>
<p>VSI was also offered again sometime between 2000-2001 (Medical & Bio corps - officer only). Hubby took it in 2001 before 9/11. After 9/11 I believe everything was put on a stop loss program.</p>
<p>Presidential nominations are UNLIMITED.</p>
<p>Typically, each academy receives about 400 - 500 applications from those who qualify for a Presidential nomination.</p>
<p>Each academy can select 100.</p>
<p>A child of a military person who has retired or is retirement eligible (either active or reserve) is definitely qualified for a Presidential nomination.
For a child of someone in the military who isn't retired or retirement eligible, the rules to determine eligibility are more involved ... but typically if the parent is still on active duty, then it is likely the child will be eligible. But each case should be compared to the rules.
Note that "parent" is original parent - even if divorced. Step parents don't count (unless the step parent adopted the child ...)</p>
<p>And the academies like the candidates to apply for Congressional Nominations as well, because it helps them maximize their ability to select top candidates. Imagine if you have a presidential (and you can't "give it up") nomination and your MOC is about to submit a list of individuals - none who would really be "desirable". If you are also on that MOC list, then the admissions board can use the MOC nomination to bring you in, and save the presidential for someone else. The admissions board gets to choose!</p>