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The Nomination Process

To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements established by law and be nominated from an authorized person including a Member of the United States Senate or the House of Representatives. I may nominate applicants who are legally domiciled within the boundaries of the Eighth District of Georgia.

Who Is Eligible?

An applicant for a nomination must meet the following eligibility requirements as of July 1 of the year of admission to a service academy. He or she must be at least 17 years old, but not have passed the 23rd birthday, must be a United States citizen, and must be unmarried, not pregnant, and have no legal obligation to support children or other dependents.

Applying To My Office For A Nomination

Students interested in a nomination should contact my Academy Liaison in the District Office in the spring of their junior year in high school. Also, please note that it is extremely important that the student begin the application process with the academies themselves.

Service Academies

There are five Service Academies: The United States Air Force (USAFA), Naval (USNA), Military (USMA), Merchant Marine (USMMA), and Coast Guard (USCGA) Academies. Nominations are required for all but the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, to which appointments are made on the basis of an annual nationwide competition.

As far as the USAFA, USNA, and USMA are concerned, there are various nomination authorities, with each eligible young person being able to apply to both United States Senators from the applicant's state, his or her United States Representative, and the Vice President (if very highly qualified). The other nomination categories are military-affiliated.

With respect to the Congressional category, each Representative and each Senator is allowed to have at each of those academies at any one time five persons charged to his or her quota. There are three methods of nominating, and I use the competitive method. For each vacancy, ten nominations may be made on a strictly competitive basis. The competitive method provides that the nominees compete among themselves for final appointment determined by the admissions authorities. They take into consideration a nominee's academic record, extracurricular and athletic activities, physical aptitude, ACT and/or SAT scores, leadership ability, and medical qualifications. Such facets of an applicant's record are also considered during the nomination selection process. No person will be offered admission if he or she does not meet the physical standards of the Academy unless awarded a medical waiver.

As competition for nomination and appointment is very keen, it is wise for all interested persons to apply through all sources for which they are eligible and for all Academies in which they have a real interest. An individual may be nominated by more than one nominating authority and/or to more than one Academy.

With regard to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the locality boundary for nomination by a Representative is the State in which the District lies rather than just the District itself. Each Representative and each Senator may nominate ten candidates each year to compete for admission.

Learning About the Academies

On Wednesday, May 6, 2006, the Georgia Congressional delegation will be having an informational session for all students grades 8-12 who are interested in attending a military academy. The information is below:

Senator Johnny Isakson, Senator Saxby Chambliss, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland and Members of
the Georgia Congressional Delegation Cordially
Invite All Students Grades 8-12 to

ACADEMY DAY
2 0 0 6

Saturday May 6, 2006
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Representatives from all Five Military Academies will be available to answer your questions.

Naval Air Station Atlanta
1000 Halsey Avenue (Atlanta Road Entrance)
Marietta, Georgia
Hanger 5

  • You Must: present Photo ID at the Checkpoint on Atlanta Road for Admittance
  • Reservation required due to Security Restrictions
  • If you have any other questions, please contact Nancy Brooks in the Atlanta office at (770) 661-0999.
  • The deadline for registration is April 26, 2006 at 5 p.m.

TO REGISTER: Please visit Senator Isakson's website:
http://isakson.senate.gov/academy-day.htm


Information on the Academies


The contact information and websites for each of the service academies is below.

United States Military Academy
Admissions Office
606 Thayer Road
West Point, NY 10996-1797

United States Naval Academy
Admissions Office
121 Blake Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5019

United States Air Force Academy
Admissions Office
Colorado Springs, CO 82840-5651

United States Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Office
31 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195

United States Merchant Marine Academy
Admissions Office
300 Steamboat Rd
Kings Point, NY 11024-1699

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