[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR901.27]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 901_APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY--Table 
of Contents
 
            Subpart B_Nomination Procedures and Requirements
 
Sec. 901.27  Charging of appointees.

    Appointment of candidates is according to Sec. 901.18. Selecting of 
the charged cadets from the nominees for each vacancy is accomplished as 
follows:
    (a) Principal nominee, numbered-alternate method. Principal, if 
meeting the admission criteria, is appointed and charged. Otherwise the 
1st alternate, if meeting the admission criteria, is appointed and 
charged or the next succeeding numbered alternate who meets the 
admission criteria is appointed and charged. In instances where a 
candidate received two principal nominations from two Congressional 
sources, the principal normally is charged to the Member of Congress 
submitting the principal nomination first.
    (b) Principal nominee, competitive-alternate method. Principal, if 
meeting the admission criteria, is appointed and charged. All alternates 
are ranked according to merit. If the principal does not meet admission 
criteria, the highest ranking alternate is appointed and charged.
    (c) Competitive nominee method. The group of competitive nominees 
are evaluated, ranked according to merit, and the highest-ranked 
nominee, if meeting the admission criteria, is appointed and charged.

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    (d) Multiple Congressional nominations. For candidates receiving 
numerous nominations, normally the candidate is charged to the 
congressional source. If the candidate is nominated by several 
congressional sources, the candidate normally is charged to the slate of 
the congressional member where the candidate ranks the highest, unless 
the candidate is the principal nominee or a numbered alternate.
    (e) Other sources of nomination. All other candidates not nominated 
by congressional, Vice-Presidential, or U.S. Possessions who are 
appointed are charged to that nominating source (Presidential, AFJROTC, 
AFROTC, CODDV, Medal of Honor, etc.).
    (f) Qualified alternates. To bring the Cadet Wing up to strength, 
the qualified alternate appointed according to Sec. 901.19 is charged 
to the Secretary of the Air Force as a qualified alternate. Those 
candidates having congressional, Vice-Presidential, or U.S. Possessions 
nominations appear as a qualified alternate for that nominating source.
    (g) Multiple congressional and other sources of nominations. For 
appointees who have multiple nominations, USAFA/RRS determines the 
appointment category to which they are assigned. Normally a cadet with 
both congressional and non-congressional nominations is assigned to a 
congressional authority. Designation of ``charged'' cadets (those 
filling a Vice-Presidential, congressional, or U.S. Possessions quota) 
also is accomplished by USAFA/RRS according to Sec. 901.18. USAFA/RRS 
notifies HQ USAF/DPPA of these assignments which are audited and 
verified by HQ USAF/DPPA. The Vice Presidential and nominating 
authorities in Congress and U.S. Possessions are notified of their 
charged appointees and other nominees who win appointments by HQ USAF/
DPPA.