Posted on Jun 30, 2023
Service academies exempt from Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
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United States Naval Academy (USNA)
United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
United States Military Academy (USMA West Point)
United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA)
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They were not exempt from it as the cases they were hearing didn't apply to the service academies. I think their should only be merit based at the service academies. But given that every senators and representatives has 2 slot to nominate which they can choose to nominate whomever they wish. But they all still have to qualify for entrance. Some take it seriously and don't waste their nominations while others do as they please. And yes the academies does have favoritism or rewards to donors of political parties.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
While serving as a Tac at VFMA&C I was an adviser on kids seeking USMA nominations for Rep. Curt Weldon (R, PA). We would review their academic records and interview them, then give him a rank-ordered list with our recommendations.
Unlike those congress persons who used their nominations as a political tool, USMA knew Weldon's approach and regularly came back to him for nominees to replace others who failed to qualify.
My own son (USMA '00) benefited from having Weldon as his representative and was the third to get in because of it in '96. He is retiring on 31 Aug. as an O-5 after having spent his last tour in Stuttgart as the SOC-Africa J3 plans officer. . . .
Unlike those congress persons who used their nominations as a political tool, USMA knew Weldon's approach and regularly came back to him for nominees to replace others who failed to qualify.
My own son (USMA '00) benefited from having Weldon as his representative and was the third to get in because of it in '96. He is retiring on 31 Aug. as an O-5 after having spent his last tour in Stuttgart as the SOC-Africa J3 plans officer. . . .
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That's interesting. I'm going to have to dig into my two brains to figure out the wrangling of this.
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