Service Academy

*Applications for nomination for graduating class of 2017 (year of admission 2013) are due on October 15, 2012.*

It is an honor to nominate the outstanding young women and men who live in the 5th Congressional District to the United States Service Academies. Ranked among the finest educational institutions in the world, the Service Academies prepare cadets and midshipmen for a lifetime of leadership and service in the Armed Services.

The Academies select only the most qualified high school students in the country. The selection process is highly competitive and each Service Academy looks for candidates of good scholarship with strong backgrounds in math and science, leadership potential and physical aptitude. Medical fitness and a motivation toward a military career immediately following graduation are also important. The law requires that candidates to the Service Academies be at least 17 and not have passed their 22nd birthday, that they be United States citizens, unmarried, with no dependents.

Learn more about each academy and the admission process at their Web sites:

• United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
• United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, New York)
• United States Military Academy at West Point (West Point, New York)
• United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, Maryland)

Students should contact the Service Academy or Academies that they are interested in attending in the Spring of their Junior year to start a pre-candidate file. During the Summer of the student's Junior year or Fall of their Senior year, they should contact my District Office in Bayside to express their desire to attend a Service Academy.

Congressman Gary Ackerman
ATTN: Jacqueline Hsieh
218-14 Northern Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361
Phone: (718) 423-2154
Fax: (718) 423-5053