I am happy to be able to provide you with information about the United States Service Academies.
The U.S. Military Academy, in West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy, in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, in Kings Point, NY all require Congressional nominations for their incoming students. Each U.S. Representative may have five cadets at the Naval, Air Force and Military Academies at any one time. The number of vacancies is determined by the number of cadets at the academies each year.
To be eligible for nomination to the U.S. Military, Naval and Air Force Academies, applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 23 by July 1 of the summer prior to their application, a U.S. citizen, unmarried and without dependents. Nominees to the Merchant Marine Academy must be at least 17 years old but not have attained the age of 25 by July 1. Nominees to the Coast Guard Academy must be between the ages of 17 and 22.
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, in New London, CT, does not require a Congressional Nomination. For further information regarding the Coast Guard Academy, please contact them directly.
My office begins mailing forms to applicants in April. To apply for nomination to the United States Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Academies, please submit the application to my Belleville district office. The address is at the bottom of the application form. Applications must be received by October 31.
Each academy requires a separate application form. In addition, I will need two written recommendations from people not related to you, a recent photograph, a transcript of your grades, and your ACT or SAT scores. The ACT or SAT must be taken no later than October, and the results must be sent directly to me. My codes for the tests are:
ACT - 7386
SAT - 1636
Printable Service Academy Nomination Application Form
Here are links to the service academy web sites, with separate links to their admissions pages.
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