Young people who have made a serious commitment to serving our country
through the armed forces deserve our full support. Each year, many of these
dedicated men and women seek to apply to one of the U.S. Service Academies.
Students interested in attending a
Service Academy must have a
nomination from an authorized nominating source. As a Member of Congress,
I am authorized to nominate candidates. The President, the Vice
President,
and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force are also authorized
nominating sources.
I
invite high school seniors, university students, and military personnel
who are interested in applying for an academy nomination to contact my Janesville Constituent Services
Center at 1-888-909-RYAN (7926).
To
objectively select the most qualified nominees for each
vacancy, I have
appointed a Service Academy Nomination Advisory Board, which
consists of
residents from the 1st District. The Board meets
once a year to interview and
nominate students for appointments to the various
U.S. Service Academies.
Applicants for nominations must be:
-
citizens of the United States and residents of the
1st Congressional District of Wisconsin,
-
at least 17 years of age and must not have passed their
23rd birthday on July 1st of the year of entry,
-
unmarried and have no legal obligation to support
children or other dependents, at the time of admission to an Academy.
The U.S. Service
Academies recommend that high school students interested in applying for
an appointment should contact the Academy of their choice in the spring
of their junior year and apply for a congressional nomination during
their senior year.
