Service Academy Nominations

Deadline for applications is October 30, 2008

Please have your completed application submitted to my District Office by close of business on this date

 

Attending a United States Service Academy is one of the most admirable ways a young person can serve his or her country. I strongly encourage interested high school students in the Third Congressional District to explore the application 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 Third Congressional District of Nevada. Each Representative may have a maximum of five cadets or midshipmen at each service academy at one time. Also, a Member of Congress may nominate up to ten candidates for each vacancy.

There are five Service 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.

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 fill out an application and submit to my Henderson office.