Subject: RE: How can you vote for ben carsonOriginally posted by ejshowers Applying to one of the armed forces academies is a completely different 2-step process than regular college and very involved. Growing up, my goal from when I was 7 or so on was to go to the Air Force Academy and fly jets. I kept pursuing that dream through High School and secured a Presidential Nomination as my dad was a vet. I then had to fill out the application and undergo a 2-day health and fitness evaluation. THEN my application actually got evaluated for admittance (called appointment). I ended up not getting in as by junior high I was wearing strong prescription glasses/contacts so was not eligible to fly or even be navigator. The AFA only accepted around 15% or their class that was not eligible to fly, so the process became even more competitive and I didn't make the cut. I ended up going to Stanford for almost free, so not a bad trade-off :-) I really wanted to get into the Navy Academy and fly jets, but my grades were pretty lackluster in High School. I did interview with my congressman to try and get an appointment, but that's about as far as it went. I ended up enlisting and my job was to shoot down planes vs. fly them. lol |