July 2005 Blue & Gold Officer's Notes

Cindy Miller '90, Area B&G Coordinator

Class of 2009 Inducted on June 29th

The class of 2009 was inducted on June 29^th. This year, 347 Georgia students applied to USNA. Thirty-three Georgia students accepted offers to USNA, 9 students accepted NAPS, and 3 students are going on a USNA Alumni Association Foundation Scholarship that guarantees them entry into USNA next year, upon successful completion of a year of preparatory school.

This year, there are a few changes with respect to the application process. The first is that the entire application process is on-line. The students log into a secure site and enter the data. They even put in the e-mail address for the teacher and counselor recommendations. The students can check at any time the status of their paperwork and when things are submitted from outside sources (transcripts, BGO interviews, medicals). Another change is that the old physical fitness test (PAE) has been replaced with the CFA. It is the same test that both USMA and USAFA will be using this year. It includes a mile run, sit-ups, pull-ups and a few other activities. The last is that the medical exam will not be scheduled until the student has completed 50% of their application paperwork. USNA discovered that they were spending a lot of money on the exams for students who never submitted any other paperwork.

If you know of a rising senior that is interested in USNA, they are behind on the application process if they have not gone to the web site, www.usna.edu, and completed a preliminary application. They also need to be contacting Senator Chambliss, Senator Isakson, and their congressman to start the nomination process.

If you have any questions, please e-mail or call me at cindymiller@1990.usna.com or 770-650-8921.

PS) I am in need of Blue & Gold Officers in the Macon area, if you are interested, please contact me.