Service Academy Nomination Applications
As a United States Senator, I am honored to have the privilege every year of nominating a number of Ohio’s top young achievers for entry into one of our nation’s military academies. These include the Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Naval Academy. Our military academies offer the education, training, and leadership skills proven to provide each branch of the military with the best, brightest and most dedicated officers in the world.
Beginning March 1, 2016, we will be accepting applications for those candidates who would enter into the academy in June of 2017. If you have any questions, please contact my academy coordinators in Columbus at (614) 469-6774 or 1-800-205-OHIO.
2016 Seminar Locations:
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Jackson City Library
21 Broadway Street
Jackson, Ohio 45640
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Symmes Township Branch Library
11850 Enyart Road
Loveland, Ohio 45140
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
St. Charles Preparatory School
Atrium
2010 East Broad Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
North Central State College
Kee Hall, Rooms 128A & 128B
Main Campus
Mansfield, Ohio 44901
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Mills Morgan Tower
3500 Pentagon Boulevard, 1st Floor
Beavercreek, Ohio 45431
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Zane State College
Advanced Science and Technology Center
Room 224
1555 Newark Road
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Horizon Science Academy
6000 South Marginal Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Youngstown State University
Kilcawley Center
President’s Suite
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Bowling Green State University
Bowen Thompson Student Union Building Room 207
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
6:00 – 8:00p.m.
March – September 2016 - COMPLETE PACKET
Candidates must complete an application packet and return it to Senator Portman’s Columbus office.
Friday, September 23, 2016 - DEADLINE!
All required information for a completed application packet must be physically received in the office by 5:00p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2016. Please use sufficient postage.
September - Mid-November 2016 – INTERVIEWS
Candidates chosen for an interview will be notified by mail. Interviews are approximately 20 minutes long and are presided over by Senator Portman’s Academy Review Board. All interviews are held in Columbus.
January 2017- NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!
Senator Portman notifies interviewed candidates and submits nominations to the academies.
January - May 2017 - APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED!
Students will be notified. Although some appointments are offered beyond May, the academies will make the majority of appointments between January and May.
June 2017
Appointed cadets/midshipmen are due at the academies.
To be considered for a nomination, an applicant must be:
• A U.S. citizen and legal resident of Ohio
• Between the ages of 17 and 23 by July 1st of the admission year
Applicants are encouraged to apply for a nomination from all nominating sources:
• Members of Congress (both U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative). Find your Member of Congress
• The Vice President of the United States
• The President of the United States (Service Affiliated Nomination)
• ROTC/JROTC Commander
Requirements for a completed application packet:
• Complete application form
• Official SAT and/or ACT scores
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official High School/College transcript
• 1-2 page essay explaining why you want to serve as an officer in the military
Again, I encourage you to reach out to my academy coordinators with any questions at 614-469-6774 or 1-800-205-OHIO.
United States Air Force Academy
Director of Admissions
HQ USAF/RRS
2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200
USAF Academy, Colorado 80840-5025
1-800-443-9266
http://www.academyadmissions.com/
United States Coast Guard Academy
Director of Admissions
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London, Connecticut 06320-9819
1-800-883-8724
http://www.cga.edu/
*Congressional nomination not required
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Director of Admissions
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York 11204-1699
1-800-732-6267
www.usmma.edu/
United States Military Academy
Admissions Office
United States Military Academy
Building 606 Thayer Road
West Point, New York 10996-1797
(845) 938-4041
www.usma.edu/admissions/
United States Naval Academy
Candidate Guidance Office
U.S. Naval Academy
117 Decatur Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5018
(410) 293-4361
www.usna.edu
Service Academy Application
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