Nomination

Wednesday I was calling the congressional offices out here in Phoenix to get updated on the status of my nomination applications. Since I left West Point, I have to get renominated by a member of Congress. Since I am now a resident of Arizona, I applied to Senator Jon Kyl, Senator John McCain, and Congressman Ed Pastor.

So anyway, I was calling around to see why I hadn't gotten notification of interview times before the respective Academy Review Boards. Pastor's office said that they didn't want to interview me but would rather just review my application packet and probably give me a nomination. That was pretty good news. I next called John McCain's office. The staff person there told me that the review board looked at my packet and they too don't want to interview me. The difference is that they're just going to go ahead and give me the nomination because I've already spent two years at West Point. That was even better news! I don't have to interview or compete with anyone, I'm just going to be handed a nomination.

That’s one little hurdle out of the way in my efforts to get accepted at West Point [again]. Next I have to complete the West Point Admissions paperwork and take a PT test.