YES! If you have completed an encampment, apply! (applications are accepted until Jan 15 so Winter Encampment will count. Start your application now and complete it after encampment.)
The number of green light slots Louisiana is allowed is determined by the number of cadets who apply. All cadets will be ranked using the points matrix (refer to ncsas.com .) All green lighted cadets will be slotted first. Points will determine if they get their first choice or another choice. Once all Green light cadets are slotted, NHQ will start on the list of "approved" cadets based on points. If you chose an activity that is not in high demand, there is a good chance it was not filled by the green lights and you may get it. However, if there are no openings for your desired activities, you will be placed as an alternate. Don't give up hope if you are an alternate, there is a fair chance that cadets who were slotted will not be able to attend due to schedule conflicts or some other obstacle that popped up since they initially applied.
If you do get slotted and are not sure you can go, speak to your DCC to see if he/she can help you overcome whatever obstacles stand in your way. If not, then you are not obligated to attend. But at least you tried and your trying may have helped open more opportunities for others as well.
INFORMATION BELOW COPIED DIRECTLY FROM ncsas.com
Role of Wing Headquarters
NHQ will tabulate cadets’ NCSA Scores, but wings will assign cadet applicants to one of three categories:
a. Green Light: Each wing may “green light” 10% of its applicants, rounded off to the nearest whole number, with a minimum of 1 green light per wing. Green light cadets will be placed ahead of all other cadets in the slotting system. Some examples of how the math works:
NHQ will tabulate cadets’ NCSA Scores, but wings will assign cadet applicants to one of three categories:
a. Green Light: Each wing may “green light” 10% of its applicants, rounded off to the nearest whole number, with a minimum of 1 green light per wing. Green light cadets will be placed ahead of all other cadets in the slotting system. Some examples of how the math works:
Wing
|
Applicants
|
10%
|
Total Green Lights
|
A
|
11
|
1.1
|
1
|
B
|
15
|
1.5
|
2
|
C
|
4
|
0.4
|
1
|
While there’s no guarantee that a green light cadet will receive their first choice activity – what if all 300 green light cadets want to go to the same activity? – it’s very likely they will be slotted for one of their favorite programs.
b. Approved: To be slotted for an activity, all cadet applicants must be approved by their wing. The vast majority of cadet applicants will be grouped into this category.
c. Red Light: Wings will “red light” cadets whose personal conduct or attitude is deemed unsatisfactory.
d. Wing Selection Boards
Some wings choose to hold NCSA selection boards. That remains their option. If a wing holds a board, the board’s function becomes determining which cadets to green light, which to approve, and which to red light. Unlike years past, wings no longer rank order cadets – the objective point system takes care of that.
