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It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can make nominations on the spot.
Admissions - Apply_Nominations
Nowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can make nominations on the spot.
Admissions - Apply_Nominations
Nowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
True, a general isn't, but it turns out a ROTC instructor is:
- Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Applicants currently enrolled in an Army Junior or Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program or an ROTC program from another branch of service that has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction are eligible for a nomination in this category. A request for a ROTC Nomination should be made through your Professor of Military Science or Senior Instructor who must fill out and submit a Request for ROTC Nomination (Form 5-497) to the Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy.
Carson would have met the above qualification.
An ROTC instructor can nominate but does not have the authority to make an appointment to a service academy
Neither does a member of Congress, numskull.
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
True, a general isn't, but it turns out a ROTC instructor is:
- Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Applicants currently enrolled in an Army Junior or Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program or an ROTC program from another branch of service that has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction are eligible for a nomination in this category. A request for a ROTC Nomination should be made through your Professor of Military Science or Senior Instructor who must fill out and submit a Request for ROTC Nomination (Form 5-497) to the Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy.
Carson would have met the above qualification.
An ROTC instructor can nominate but does not have the authority to make an appointment to a service academy
Neither does a member of Congress, numskull.
Actually, members of Congress do have that authority Fingerboy
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
True, a general isn't, but it turns out a ROTC instructor is:
- Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Applicants currently enrolled in an Army Junior or Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program or an ROTC program from another branch of service that has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction are eligible for a nomination in this category. A request for a ROTC Nomination should be made through your Professor of Military Science or Senior Instructor who must fill out and submit a Request for ROTC Nomination (Form 5-497) to the Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy.
Carson would have met the above qualification.
An ROTC instructor can nominate but does not have the authority to make an appointment to a service academy
Neither does a member of Congress, numskull.
Actually, members of Congress do have that authority Fingerboy
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
I agree
If a four star general wrote a personal recommendation, your chances are excellent you would get an appointment
If Carson had said that, it would have been acceptable. But Westmoreland never would have offered a "scholarship" on the spot. He did not have the authority
It is quite clear who has authority to nominate
A general is not one of them
True, a general isn't, but it turns out a ROTC instructor is:
- Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Applicants currently enrolled in an Army Junior or Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program or an ROTC program from another branch of service that has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction are eligible for a nomination in this category. A request for a ROTC Nomination should be made through your Professor of Military Science or Senior Instructor who must fill out and submit a Request for ROTC Nomination (Form 5-497) to the Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy.
Carson would have met the above qualification.
An ROTC instructor can nominate but does not have the authority to make an appointment to a service academy
Neither does a member of Congress, numskull.
Actually, members of Congress do have that authority Fingerboy
Finger boy......hilarious.
That's your post, genius. I didn't bring up Benghazi. Put the crack pipe down.They have zero credibility, go update yourself. You don't change a story to reflect rebuttals. Liberals have to lie and move goal posts."Updated" meaning changed. Grow a brain.NaziCons need to stop lying about Politico - because Politico stands by its story.
Editor’s note: POLITICO stands by its reporting on this story, which has been updated to reflect Ben Carson’s on the record response. The original story and headline said that Carson’s campaign had admitted he"fabricated" a "full scholarship" from West Point, but now Carson denies that his campaign’s statement constituted such an admission, and the story and headline were changed to reflect that. POLITICO’s reporting established that Carson said he received a "full scholarship" from West Point, in writing and in public appearances over the years — but in fact he did not and there is actually no such thing as a "full scholarship" to the taxpayer-funded academy. And today in response to POLITICO he acknowledged for the first time that was not the case. Carson never explicitly wrote that he had applied for admission to West Point, although that was the clear implication of his claim to have received an offer of a "full scholarship," a point that POLITICO’s initial report should have made clear.
Read more: Exclusive: Carson claimed West Point 'scholarship' but never applied
Go update your underpants, crybaby.
Go read the latest Politico article.
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They are denying what Politico claimed because they didn't say it. What the fuck is wrong with you?If it was accurate it wouldn't need "updating". They LIED when they said the campaign admitted Carson fabricated the story. Get someone to walk you through this.Yes, it means "updated" - not "fabricated"..."Updated" meaning changed. Grow a brain.NaziCons need to stop lying about Politico - because Politico stands by its story.
Editor’s note: POLITICO stands by its reporting on this story, which has been updated to reflect Ben Carson’s on the record response. The original story and headline said that Carson’s campaign had admitted he"fabricated" a "full scholarship" from West Point, but now Carson denies that his campaign’s statement constituted such an admission, and the story and headline were changed to reflect that. POLITICO’s reporting established that Carson said he received a "full scholarship" from West Point, in writing and in public appearances over the years — but in fact he did not and there is actually no such thing as a "full scholarship" to the taxpayer-funded academy. And today in response to POLITICO he acknowledged for the first time that was not the case. Carson never explicitly wrote that he had applied for admission to West Point, although that was the clear implication of his claim to have received an offer of a "full scholarship," a point that POLITICO’s initial report should have made clear.
Read more: Exclusive: Carson claimed West Point 'scholarship' but never applied
So the truth is that the campaign is still denying the undeniable truth that Carson lied?
Somehow that makes it better? lol
It is quite clear who has authority to nominate
A general is not one of them
True, a general isn't, but it turns out a ROTC instructor is:
- Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Applicants currently enrolled in an Army Junior or Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program or an ROTC program from another branch of service that has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction are eligible for a nomination in this category. A request for a ROTC Nomination should be made through your Professor of Military Science or Senior Instructor who must fill out and submit a Request for ROTC Nomination (Form 5-497) to the Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy.
Carson would have met the above qualification.
An ROTC instructor can nominate but does not have the authority to make an appointment to a service academy
Neither does a member of Congress, numskull.
Actually, members of Congress do have that authority Fingerboy
No they don't, moron.
Admissions - Apply_NominationsThey can nominate. That's all they can do.
Congressional Nominations - Who Can Nominate?
- The Vice President
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- Delegates to the House of Representatives from Washington, D.C., the Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands
- The Governor of Puerto Rico
- The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
- The Secretary of the Army
What to Do:
- Apply for every nomination for which you are eligible. At minimum, send a request to the two U.S. senators from your state, your congressional representative in the House of Representatives and the Vice President.
- Begin seeking nominations in the spring of your junior year, or as soon as you apply to West Point. Do not delay! The nomination deadlines vary, but they are deadlines, not suggested or preferred dates. If you miss a deadline, there are no exceptions. Applicants must complete the online VP nomination application during the application period of March 1 to January 31 preceding the year of entrance to the academy. Don’t take a chance on missing a deadline. Start early!
- Find out whether you are eligible for nominations related to military service. For example, sons and daughters of career military personnel may be eligible for presidential nominations. Please check the online Prospectus for more information.
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateFrom your link:
2. Regular Army/Reserve Components - 340/340
3. ROTC - 80
Nowhere does it say an Army General can make nominations on the spot.
Admissions - Apply_Nominations
Nowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I like how all of what is being said About Carson, in condemning him, could even more so be applied to Obama and Hillary... lol
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can make nominations on the spot.
Admissions - Apply_Nominations
Nowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
It is quite clear who has authority to nominateNowhere does it say an Army General can't make a personal commitment on the spot. So this thing is all a word parsing game for you, is it, comrade big guy?
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
I agree
If a four star general wrote a personal recommendation, your chances are excellent you would get an appointment
If Carson had said that, it would have been acceptable. But Westmoreland never would have offered a "scholarship" on the spot. He did not have the authority
The same 20 year old Carson who thought he was getting a "scholarship"?It is quite clear who has authority to nominate
A general is not one of them
Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
I agree
If a four star general wrote a personal recommendation, your chances are excellent you would get an appointment
If Carson had said that, it would have been acceptable. But Westmoreland never would have offered a "scholarship" on the spot. He did not have the authority
Obviously when Carson was 20 he was researching the exact terms and processes and not just thinking the leader of the US military for half a decade knew what he was talking about.
You are seriously, a fucking moron. You know, because you've claimed you work, but you also claimed you are retired. But you are a governemnt contractor who is an employee Republican who's a Democrat
Thanks guy
The same 20 year old Carson who thought he was getting a "scholarship"?Didn't read your own link, did you, comrade big guy?
Show me where in the link a general has authority to appoint someone to West Point
I understand your point technically speaking. But, if 4 star General Westmoreland wanted someone in at West Point, and that person had the qualifications, I highly doubt anyone would have blocked his recommendation, especially back in the old days. In fact, even if he didn't have any qualifications, he probably would have been admitted. The real world works that way sometimes, especially where 4 stat generals are concerned.
I agree
If a four star general wrote a personal recommendation, your chances are excellent you would get an appointment
If Carson had said that, it would have been acceptable. But Westmoreland never would have offered a "scholarship" on the spot. He did not have the authority
Obviously when Carson was 20 he was researching the exact terms and processes and not just thinking the leader of the US military for half a decade knew what he was talking about.
You are seriously, a fucking moron. You know, because you've claimed you work, but you also claimed you are retired. But you are a governemnt contractor who is an employee Republican who's a Democrat
Thanks guy
More Carson lies as his less than honest informerical book becomes his undoing.
Another Ben Carson tale implodes: No evidence supports claim he shielded white classmates from 1968 race riot
More Carson lies as his less than honest informerical book becomes his undoing.
Another Ben Carson tale implodes: No evidence supports claim he shielded white classmates from 1968 race riot
