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Service Academies

Academy Day 2008 Videos
Academy Day Registration

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. As your U.S. Senator, Johnny may only nominate applicants who are legally domiciled within the boundaries of the State 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 Johnny's state office in Atlanta in the spring of their junior year in high school. Also, please note that it is extremely important that students also begin the application process with the academies themselves.

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson
Attn: Nancy Brooks, Academy Director
One Overton Park
3625 Cumberland Boulevard
Suite 970
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

This year’s applicants must have submitted their completed application to the state office by Friday, October 17, 2008 by 5:00 P.M. No exceptions can be made.

Academy Application Form
Please click on the link above to download the U.S. Service Academy Application Form for 2008.

Academy Photos
Please click on the link above to view photos of students from across the state who have received appointments to the United States Military Service Academies. I am honored to be able to offer so many of our best and brightest individuals the opportunity to serve our country by attending one of our outstanding military service academies.

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.

For the USAFA, USNA and USMA each eligible young person may apply to both United States Senators from their home state, his or her United States Representative, and the Vice President (if very highly qualified). The other nomination categories are military affiliated.

Each Senator and each Representative may have a maximum of five persons at each service academy 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 are equally competitive for final appointment determined by the admissions authorities. The admissions departments take into consideration a nominee’s academic record, extracurricular and athletic activities, physical aptitude, ACT and/or SAT scores, leadership ability and medical qualifications. These same 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. 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 congressional district lies rather than just the congressional district itself. Each Representative and each Senator may nominate ten candidates each year to compete for admission.

United States Military Academy
Admissions Office
Building 606
West Point, NY 10996-1797
(845) 938-4041

 

United States Naval Academy
USNA Admissions Office
117 Decatur Road
Annapolis , MD 21402-5019
(410) 293-4361

 

 

United States Air Force Academy
HQ USAFA/RRS
2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200
USAF Academy, CO 80840
(719) 333-2520

 

 

United States Merchant Marine Academy
Admissions Office
Kings Point , NY 11024-1699
(516) 773-5391

 

 

United States Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Office
New London , CT 06320-4195
(203) 444-8444

Academy Day 2008

Each Year one of my duties as United States Senator is to nominate qualified candidates to the United States military academies. I along with members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation host an annual academy day to familiarize students with the application and nomination process and to expose them to military life. I hope you will enjoy the 2008 Academy Day presentations found here on my web site. If you have any questions regarding the academy process please do not hesitate to contact my office by calling my Academy Director, Nancy Brooks, at (770) 661-0999.

Academy Day Videos

• Highlights
• USMMA- US Merchant Marine – Capt Robert Johnson
• USAFA-US Air Force Academy- Col Alan Johnson
• USCGA- Coast Guard Academy- LCDR John Pruitt
• USNA-US Naval Academy- CDR Steve Dunkleberger
• USMA- United States Military Academy- Major Kevin Bouren
• Lassiter Drill Team

These are very large files. You should either righ-click on the links and download them to your computer or clik on the link normally, be patient and pause the video for a minute or two so the download can get ahead of video.

Academy Day Registration

Saturday, May 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Dobbins Air Reserve Base
Building 731
1408 Dobbins Place (Cobb Parkway Entrance)
Dobbins ARB, GA 30069

Representatives from all five military academies will be available to answer your questions.

Spring 2008 Registration is closed.

Registration Instructions
Due to security restrictions, you must register by May 2, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. You must present photo ID, vehicle registration and proof of auto insurance at the Cobb Parkway checkpoint to enter the base.

Go to the contact form at: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

• Enter all the required information
• Choose Service Academy Day 2008 in the drop-down topic selector
• Type Academy Day in the subject field
• In the message body, include the following information:
  • number of people attending
  • name, address, phone numbers and social security numbers of all attendees
• Contact Nancy Brooks at (770) 661-0999 if you have any questions