<p>Ok so I am in my sohpmore year of high school and i plan on applying for USNA when the time comes. I have a curious question about what USNA wants to see. I run cross country and I am about top 13 out of about 65 girls on the team. I am not quite varsity (yet) though i did earn a varsity letter for my freshman year season. I am also in NJROTC and during my chief board i was asked a certain question. If i were to be offered to be XO or CO of the unit in my junior or senior year of high school would i be willing to give up XC for the position? I was wondering if it were to look better to be on XC and make times of around 21:30 to 21:00 or to be an XO or CO for an NJROTC unit? (i have a small chance of being one of the team captains my senior year during XC)</p>
<p>get the XO or CO spot. No offense but I don’t think 21 is fast enough to be recruited for XC. i am a guy and that’s faster than my time (did XC this past season as once and done).</p>
<p>My app was mainly academics and leadership; I got the LOA without a varsity letter- I later earned. As long as you stay fit and act as a leader, you should be fine.</p>
<p>ok. well i know that 21 is definitely not fast enough to be recruited but what i mean is would they prefer seeing a sport?</p>
<p>I am not appointed yet, but USNA wants me. What makes a naval officer? leadership is the key. It is much easier to show leadership being in the XO or CO spot than to hope for team captain.</p>
<p>They do like sports but leadership is they key.
The purpose of sports is to be fit and know how to work as a team. Ideally, do both.
However, I f I were u, i would give up XC.</p>
<p>pm me if you have more questions and ill give u my email.</p>
<p>I have conditional acceptances to USNA, USMMA, and recieved a 4 year NROTC scholarship to unv of Michigan</p>
<p>My best friend is a current plebe (freshman) at Navy and I asked him this question and he said 100% stay running XC. It’s not about being recruited, it’s about showing that you are athletic enough for a military career. That’s especially important for women, he said, since sometimes there’s more of a question if they can keep up physically. The girls who were runners did really well in Plebe Summer (the initial summer training). There should be other clubs that you can get leadership is, the academies don’t give an extra boost for leadership in JROTC. </p>
<p>I know this disagrees with nike2016’s answer – I would suggest posting this question on Service Academy Forums, another web site, and you’ll get more responses. I used that forum when I was thinking about applying to a service academy and it was helpful.<br>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>??? I have conditional acceptance to USNA… ???</p>
<p>What exactly is a ‘conditional acceptance’??? Either you have an appointment or you don’t.</p>
<p>I also agree with Orfling…being physically fit is VERY important to anyone applying. Unless you are nationally ranked in a bluechip sport, fitness is what matters…not whether or not you are recruited.</p>