It is a pleasure to know that there are so many young people who aspire to academy training, and who will go on to become leaders in our nation's military. Attending any of the United States Service Academies is a great honor and a great responsibility. Continuing your education at one of these academies allows you to serve our Nation, a true challenge and privilege. To be considered for an appointment to one of the United States Service Academies, an applicant must have a nomination from his or her Representative, Senator, or the Vice President of the United States.
As the Representative for Illinois' 15th District, I can nominate ten qualified applicants for each "slot" open at each academy. By law, I can only have five "charged" students attending each academy at any one time and the applicants must reside within the boundaries of the 15th Congressional District.
To be eligible for a nomination, students must be:
• Citizens of the United States and residents of the 15th District of Illinois
• At least 17 years old, but not have passed their 22nd birthday as of July 1st of the year of admission
• Unmarried, not pregnant and have no legal obligation to support children or other dependents
Interested students should contact my Champaign office the second semester of their high school junior year to request an Academy Nomination Packet. The completed application along with the requested information should be returned to my Champaign office no later than November 18, 2012 in order to meet the deadline for submitting nominations to each academy.
I have chosen to use the competitive method of nomination. With this method, I submit to each academy an unranked slate of the ten most qualified applicants for each vacancy in my allotment. In other words, I nominate and the academy selects the most qualified candidate to fill the vacancy.
Please keep in mind that the service academies recommend that students should contact their Academy of choice in the spring of their junior year and then apply for a Congressional nomination during their senior year.
If you reside in the 15th Congressional District of Illinois and are interested in a Congressional nomination, please feel free to contact my Champaign office. Completed packets may be emailed to Jake McGill or faxed at (217) 403-4691. You may also mail completed packets to:
Congressman Timothy V. Johnson
Attention: Jake McGill
2004 Fox Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Please direct any additional questions or concerns to Jake McGill in my Champaign Office. I look foward to reviewing your application. Below you will find links to important Academy websites.
Useful Academy Websites
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Air Force Academy
