Service Academy Nominations
The United States Service Academies, also known as the United States Military Academies, are federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces. NOTE: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ACADEMY NOMINATION APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 31, 2014.Each member of Congress, whether in the House of Representatives or in the Senate, can have no more than five appointees in each of the service academies. California, the most populous state, has fifty-three members of the House and two Senators, therefore becomes the most competitive in seeking a congressional nomination to an academy.
Listed below are links to the websites of Military Service Academies for which Congresswoman Negrete McLeod is a “nominating source.” Information provided there will be greatly beneficial in completion of your application for nomination.
Requirements for Selection
In the year before entry to the academy, you may download the application forms. Congresswoman Negrete McLeod’s office makes Service Academy nomination applications available by May 15. Applications for Class entering 2015.
Take the SAT or ACT examinations no later than October. Congresswoman Negrete McLeod’s code numbers for direct reporting of scores are: SAT, 4165; ACT, 7274.
You must notify the academies of your interest in applying. Complete a pre-candidate application at the academy you are seeking a nomination for as soon as possible and keep your file up to date.
In selecting nominees, Congresswoman Negrete McLeod follows recommendations from a volunteer Service Academy Selection Advisory Committee, which conducts an objective, merit-based review of the applicants.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE 2014 NOMINATION APPLICATION DOCUMENTS BELOW:
Service Academy Nomination Application (download 2014).pdf
Service Academy Nomination Instructions (download 2014).pdf
Service_Academy_Frequently_Asked_Question_(download 2014).pdf
Service_Academy_Nomination_Basic_Fact_Sheet_(download 2014).pdf
For further information or to address questions or concerns regarding Congresswoman Negrete McLeod’s nomination process, please contact Wendy Medina or Zafar Inam at (909) 626-2054 or via email at Wendy.Medina@Mail.House.Gov or Zafar.Inam@Mail.House.Gov