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Apply to a Military Service Academy
Five military service academies in the United States – The Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy – offer young men and women a free college education, and in return, the student must make a nine year commitment to the Service, with four years at the Academy and five years of active duty in the Service.
To gain acceptance into these institutions, a student must be nominated by an authorized source, such as a member of Congress. (Please note that the Coast Guard Academy is the only one of the armed forces service academies that offers appointments on the basis of an annual nationwide competition; there are no Congressional nominations.)
I am proud to annually nominate students to our military academies. However, please know that nominations in the 7th District are very competitive. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply through all available sources. These include United States Senators Schumer and Clinton, the Vice President, and through the Branch of Service, if you are the child of a deceased or disabled veteran.
Application Guidelines:
Applicants requesting an academy nomination from my office must be:
- At least 17 years of age but not yet 23 years of age;
- A United States citizen;
- Unmarried with no legal obligation to support a child or a dependent;
- A legal resident of the 7th Congressional District.
Cadets interested in receiving a nomination must first apply with the academy or academies of their choice, and should contact Ms. Annette Juriaco in my Bronx district office at 718-931-1400 for further instruction and deadline information.
Cadets will be required to submit the following:
- An application form;
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a teacher/counselor;
- An official transcript including high school junior year course work, grade point average, and class rank;
- SAT or ACT scores. These may be sent directly to my office by filling in code 5680 on the score release form;
- Results from a qualified medical examination. This will be scheduled by the service academy through the Department of Defense Medical Review Board upon receiving your pre-candidate questionnaire.
Basis for Nomination
My office will review the following criteria to determine whether a candidate will be awarded a nomination:
- School record, including both grade point average and class rank. The average competitive candidate is in the upper fifth of his/her class.
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities such as athletics, community service, and school-based organizations.
- SAT scores. A competitive candidate must score at least 560 on the verbal section and at least 600 on the math section of the SAT I exam. Applicants are encouraged to retake the exam if their scores are not at this level.
- Motivation.
- Required interview with my Service Academy Selection Board.
- Additional application requirements specific to the particular service academy to which the candidate is applying.
For more information regarding the nomination process, please contact Ms. Annette Juriaco in my Bronx office at 718-931-1400.
Additional Information
For more detailed information regarding the programs offered by the service academies, I encourage you to visit the website for each academy:
- U.S. Air Force Academy
- U.S. Military Academy at West Point
- U.S. Naval Academy
- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- The U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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