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