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Service Academy Nominations

To be considered for a nomination to the Military, Naval, Air Force or Merchant Marine Academy, please print out the Service Academy Application, and mail the completed application and packet to Mr. Inslee's Shoreline office at the address below by 5 pm PST on November 21, 2008. All completed application packets must be received by our office at the time of the deadline in order to be considered for a nomination. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view and print the application; download the free software.

• Address:
  • U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee
  • Attn: Service Academy Nomination Coordinator
  • Shoreline Center
  • 18560 1st Avenue NE
  • Suite E-800
  • Shoreline, WA 98155-2150

You also may have an application mailed to you; please e-mail or contact the Shoreline office at (206) 361-0233. Leave your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the name of the academy in which you are interested. All applicants must be U.S. citizens and reside in the 1st Congressional District in Washington state. If you are not sure whether you live in the 1st Congressional District, please go to the "Write Your Representative" Web site.

At the same time you are applying for a congressional nomination, you should also contact your academy of choice so that they may also begin your candidate file.

Mr. Inslee 's identification number with the Educational Testing Service for the SAT test is 4477, and for the ACT test it is 7738. If you have not yet taken the test, you may list this code number on your request for score reports so that a copy of the report can be sent directly to Mr. Inslee's office.

If you have any questions, please contact the service academy nomination coordinator at: (206) 361-0233.

Candidate File/ Application Packet

Once the service academy nomination coordinator receives your application, a candidate file will be started. You may start submitting documents pertinent to the nomination process at any time. All items must be received by the office at the time of the deadline for you to be considered for a nomination. These include:

1. A copy of your high school transcript
2. At least two letters of recommendation. One must be from your high school principal or counselor
3. Your SAT or ACT scores.
   (Jay's identification number with the Educational Testing Service for the SAT test is 4477; for the ACT test, it is 7738. If you have not yet taken the test, you may list this code number on your request for score reports so that a copy of the report can be sent directly to the office.)
4. A one page essay explaining in your own words why you would like to attend an academy
5. A brief resume listing your extracurricular activities, honors and employment