<p>Today has been a pretty good day.</p>
<p>Wow! A big white envelope! Congratulations!</p>
<p>Don't forget to read the spelling on the bottom left of that beautiful big white envelope:</p>
<p>"APPOINTMENT OFFER {INCLOSED}"</p>
<p>Luckily the cadets don't learn from the same company that produced the envelopes. LOL!!!!</p>
<p>I see the Academy hasn't changed printing companies since last year "Inclosed" maybe they will run out of those big white envelopes by next year.</p>
<p>I'm finally a "Complete" candidate... received my Pres. nom and have MOC interviews tomorrow (technically today... it's 12:20AM) and next Saturday. Hopefully I don't have to wait until March to get a yay/nay.</p>
<p>If you are meant to come here, zach, it wil well be worth whatever waiting you have to do... :)</p>
<p>I believe you Falcons, but as I'm sure you know the whole "hurry up and wait" thing can be difficult at times. My nomination interview went very well today though, and I'll find out about that soon after the first of the year. Until then, I'll try and pass the time with some delicious dim sum from Chinatown here in Cleveland. :)</p>
<p>wow. def. do not miss this part of the academy adventure</p>
<p>Please don't stalk the mailman...or congressional rep. They might misplace the envelope or forget to call. JK :) Congradulations on the interview and enjoy the Chinese food.</p>
<p>I had a big cinnamon roll after my nomination interview. Just thought I'd throw that out there. :) And congratulations to all the 2012 appointees! I can't wait to see the little blue hats out in Jack's valley.</p>
<p>en·close (n-klz) also in·close (n-)
tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es
1. To surround on all sides; close in.
2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
3. To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" Charles Dickens.
4. To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.</p>
<p>It also says that is was redirected to "Enclosed". Inclosed may be commonly used or spelled, but it is incorrect. Just as is "Anyways". There is NO "S" in "Anyway". Anyway is already plural. Yet, it is commonly used with an "S". </p>
<p>I know the academy knows better than to spell "Enclosed" with an "I". Yet, the printing company employees probably didn't get an "Academy" level education, and therefor it is overlooked. Although, you have to wonder with all this computer technology, that a printing company would have some form of "Spell Check" built into their software. Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.</p>
<p>Lowest bidder wins the envelope printing contract.</p>
<p>Just got a call today from my representative today (not his office-pretty cool) to say I was getting a nomination from his office. I have a LOA so I was wondering how long it usually takes to get the actual appointment?</p>
<p>Not to nitpick or be a jerk, but I can't help but point out the irony of Christcorp spelling "therefore" wrong ("therefor") in a post about spelling "enclosed" wrong. Oh well. I thought it was funny at least...</p>
<p>i also got a call from my Rep's office thursday saying that my LOA was on the way and i'd receive my nomination as soon as i got the LOA. i'm super excited but i definitely want the papers to accompany it and make it more "real"</p>
<p>That's pretty cool HNeedle. I didn't know Reps had anything to do with LOAs though... MOCs and USAFA must have more contact than I imagined. Congratulations though!</p>
<p>zach. I appreciate the correction. I have no problem being corrected. However, "therefor" is a correct spelling and variance. Especially in the "Legal" arena where I out of habit get much of my spelling.</p>
<p>I do admit however that I rarely hit the spell check when posting in a forum. I spend a good part of my day writing contracts, legal documents, technical data, etc... When I write in forums, it is my sanctuary to not really worry about it. Then again, I am not sending out an "Official" correspondence to candidates either. Thanks again however. </p>
<p>Congrats to those nominations. I think that is probably the hardest part of obtaining an appointment. Especially when you come from a large state with a lot of competition. Theres a lot of mid-west states that have it a lot easier than say California, Florida, Texas, New York, etc... In my state, there is currently a total of 19 applicants to the Air Force Academy. With 2 senators and 1 rep, that's easily room for 30 nominations. However, I have to give our members of congress credit in maintaining high standards. If the applicants here don't have a high GPA, SAT/ACT, EC, Leadership, sports, and decent letters of recommendations, then they don't automatically nominate them just because they have enough slots.</p>
<p>Each of you who have obtained nominations should feel honored. Your nominations reflect credit upon your state, school, community, and representatives. That is one reason I recommend, for those interested in the class of 2013 and beyond, that you complete your applications as soon as possible. The majority of representatives do their interviews for nomination in November and December. If your application is in early enough; e.g. Aug-Sept. Then you can receive an LOA before the interviews for nomination. If you hold an LOA, the members of congress feel that most of the background checks and standards were done by the academy. Most will trust the opinion of the academy. Hence; if you received an LOA from the academy, then "most" times, the MOC will give you a nomination. If you wait to complete your application until after the nomination interview, depending on your competition in the state will determine whether or not your rep/senator will nominate you. An existing LOA almost always has a leg up getting a nomination. This has been witnessed time and time again by numerous ALO and such. Anyway, congratulations again. As always, it looks like the air force academy will be getting some very high caliber cadets.</p>
<p>Won't be long before we're setting up the orientation dinners. :)</p>
<p>Oh, orientation dinners... This should be interesting ;)</p>