[JCEccles]

Yes, however it is not a requirement. I had played no sports at all in high school

That's good to know. My son is 3.98 GPA (all honors classes) and a first sergeant/senior master sergeant (the highest rank allowed to sophomores) in a large AFJROTC unit. He's also an eagle scout (achieved when he was just shy of his 14th birthday).

But he doesn't play traditional sports. Instead he's on the AFJROTC competition drill team where he gets to sling a 17 pound demilitarized M1 Garand around like a baton. He has forearms like Popeye's, but the rest of his 6' frame is skinny, skinny, skinny. Our briefer at Annapolis said it would be better if he played varsity sports, but he would probably be okay if he demonstrates he can pass the PE test for admission.

[WildBillArthur]

Yeh, I think he'll be ok in that respect. All I had other then the hiking and stuff in scouting is that I ran on my own. If he does that make sure he tells them. They want to see that he can make himself PT without someone else making him.

Like someone else said, the drive comes from within himself. With me, I wanted to make my family proud, but I did it because thats what I wanted to do. We started out with a class of 1250 and graduated 870 or so. So there is a pretty high attrition rate.

[wfu_deacons]

The Naval Academy uses a concept of "a whole man mutliple", probably it is now "a whole person multiple". The admissions department attempts to objectively rank individuals based on their demonstrated performance. Greater weight is given to experiences which demonstrate motivation and leadership. For instance, minimal credit is given for being the member of a club, however, substantial credit may be given for being the president of a club. Likewise, varsity athletes are given credit but the captain of a varsity sport is given more credit.