Naval Academy nominee Ashley Carline meets with Congresswoman Davis.

Service Academy Nominations

One of the greatest privileges a Member of Congress has is to nominate worthy candidates to attend one of our nation's great service academies. I am always pleased to receive requests for nominations and work with students to obtain an academy appointment.

I am proud that the 53rd District always has a wealth of potential candidates seeking a limited number of nominations. In order to forward the most well rounded candidates to the academies, I use a competitive nomination system that includes a written application and oral interview with a selection board. Applications are due in November and interviews take place in December. I recommend that potential candidates begin the application process the summer before their senior year of high school.

If you are interested in attending a service academy and live in the 53rd District, download my application for a nomination. (You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this document.) If you have questions about any aspect of the nomination process, please call my service academy liaison at (619) 280-5353.

I encourage interested applicants to visit the following Web pages to learn more about the service academies and the admissions process.

Air Force Academy	Coast Guard Academy*	Merchant Marines Academy	Military Academy	Naval Academy
* The United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, offers appointments solely on the basis of an annual nationwide competition. There are no Congressional appointments or geographical quotas involved.