Oldest son is a Junior with a dream of getting into the Air Force Academy. He thought he'd take the ACT a few weeks ago - get a jump on things and see where he needed to work on stuff to improve his scores. He pulled a 29 composite his first time taking it.

He was the only Junior taking the test and now has a few Seniors "upset" with him that he outscored all those who took it with him.

I'm a bit proud of him.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Nice. Congrats to him and his bright future!
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congrats to him rev! you have every right to be proud.
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congrats rev!!!!!
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that's pretty awesome Rev, Congrats
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Awesome, Todd...give your son my congratualtions. :-)
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Very cool! Congrats!
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Very cool, but not surprising. Give Nathan my congratulations, Todd. :-)
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Congrats To Your Son, Todd! :-) :-)
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Sweet, Todd - congrats
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Awesome Todd! Congrats to your son.
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Awesome job.
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Very cool, Todd.

It is obviously a genetic thing. :-)
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Congrats to him!!!! You sound like a proud DADDY!!!!
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Congrats to you and your son. :-) :-)
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That is Great!!
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That's a good boy, Todd. :-)
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No doubt! It is from the maternal gene pool, for his mother is incredibly smart.

In fact, I only know of one really stupid decision on her part in the almost 30 years I've known her - she said, "yes," when I asked her to marry me.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Very kool, Congratzzz... :-)
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Of course, a good ACT score doesn't get you into any of our military academies. It may help, but there are other things that are even more important. The more important thing is the "nomination." All candidates that are accepted must have secured a nomination from one of the following:
The Vice President
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Delegates to the House of Representatives from Washington, D.C., Guam and the Virgin Islands
The Governors of American Samoa and Puerto Rico
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
The Resident Commissioner of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Secretary of the Army

There are a couple of them on the list that he simply canno secure, for he doesn't live in those areas. And I am sure there will be plenty of candidates vying for the limited number of nominations coming from Wisconsin.

So, even with that score (and he said he will be retaking the test to improve this score), there are no guarantees.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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