Tony

Yes, one person got the N

Has anyone else been notified?

Perhaps your true inner self is coming out as to why you joined the Navy. You love going out to sea and want to fight a whole bunch of big dummies between the devil and the deep blue sea! Just a guess though...

Yes, a few people reporting that their "advancements/selection board" is blank. That is a good sign so Triad should have the info. Next will be the public release 24hrs later. Has anyone been contacted by their Triad?

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Top performers who have demonstrated or possess strong leadership (e.g., past and present Command Junior Sailors/Bluejackets/Marines of the Quarter/Year, top 20 percent performers in "A" and "C" schools, class leaders, Honor Guard members, and community volunteers). c. Good moral character and unquestionable loyalty to the United States, as determined by a command interview and military recommendations. d. No record of disciplinary action under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, or conviction by civil court (except minor traffic violations) during the three years preceding application for admission. e. We are seeking candidates with outstanding physical fitness who are able or who have the potential to pass the Naval Academy physical fitness requirements. This should reflect on the latest PRT/PFA, PFT/CFT, and CFA results. The requirements can be found at https://www.usna.edu/AthleticDirector/_files/documents/ instructions/DIRATHINST6110.2B-MIDN-PFA-Procedures.pdf. f. 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@JayTheMA above is what @Riverine Rat posted and he is a member in good standing here. So actually, I think Triad today, public tomorrow... Triad 10 July Public 11 July Don't know what that PA product release is.

Thanks for the info @shindeepsailor

Yes, it helps very much. I marked it as recommended reading at the top for those who are new. Arm yourself with knowledge folks! Thanks again @Butter Star!

Now I remember what I was going to ask... for the uninitiated, how is an officers board conducted? We have some member on this forum who are officers so maybe they can shed some light (or anyone who knows of course.)

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Ouch! Okay then, I will be nice to my wife when she complains about her plantar so I won't get hexed too! I will also refrain from laughing if she has an incident,thanks!!

My wife always complains about that too and I don't have a clue what it is except some foot thingy!

@808Rinks will most likely walk the plank.

Yes, if someone could explain, I got busy and only got bits and pieces... I'm behind the power curve on that.

Yeah, what @AS1(AW/SW/IW) said!

Yep, but I hope those days come back. Yeah, and also the funny stuff like when that person with the legit info posted, no one would notice because everyone was busy posting like Mr. "Career Counselor" who would post exactly 24hrs before the E4- E-6 release. Then he'd quietly leave until the next results.

Thanks much for that @BOATSNUGGYD, as long as there's an interest, the forum will keep going, no worries there.

I don't remember the weekend thing but that's when I get busy anyway, lol. But yeah people are coming to get there updates just not talking much like the old days. I got an alert a few weeks ago about a butt load of visitors from my analytics but again few talkers.

The funny thing is that we have a lot of visitors, according to the stats, and plenty of people joining up, but a lot less talking.

Have to do a server reboot.

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