Congressman Albio Sires

Representing the 8th District of New Jersey

Military Academy Nominations

Instructions

Thank you for your interest in the U.S. Service Academies. As your 8th District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, each year I have the privilege of nominating a limited number of people to four of the five service academies. The honor of attending a service academy comes with an obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. For more information, please review my page of Frequently Asked Questions for those seeking a Military Academy Nomination. Best wishes to you as you pursue your goal of attending one of the U.S. Service Academies and serving our country.

To request a Military Academy Nomination from my office, please include the following materials as part of your nomination packet:

Application Form
Current photo
High school transcript
American College Testing Program (ACT) results and/or College Board Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) results
Resume of extracurricular activities and leadership roles
An essay stating why you want to attend a service academy (500 words or less)
Minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation

To complete the Application Form, fill out the fields the below, print out a completed copy, and sign it. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign as well.

Mail your completed nomination packet to my Jersey City office at:

Congressman Albio Sires

Attention: Military Academy Nomination

257 Cornelison Avenue, Suite 4408

Jersey City, N.J. 07302

Your Information

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Prefix:

First Name:

MI:

Last Name:

Suffix:

Social Security Number:

Date of Birth:

Street Address:

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Gender:

Male Female

U.S. Citizen?

Yes No

If not, list your country of citizenship:

Parents/Guardians:

Contact Information

Email:

Phone Number / Type:

What are these options?
This is to help the constituents that are hard of hearing or use a video phone alert us to that fact so we can use the proper technology when we need to call them. The default option “Voice” is a normal audible telephone.

Education Information

Name of High School:

High School Street Address:

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

GPA:

Class size:

Rank:

Graduation Date:

Test Scores

SAT Scores

Math:

Writing:

Critical Reading:

Composite:

ACT Scores

English:

Math:

Reading:

Science:

Composite:

Academy Information

Number your preference (1 to 4) of academies — with 1 being your highest preference

U.S. Air Force Academy:

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:

U.S. Military Academy (West Point):

U.S. Naval Academy:

An appointment to the Service Academies is based on a desire by the candidate to devote a lifetime of military service and implies recognition by the appointee of an obligation to the government to devote him / herself to a military career.

Are you interested in an appointment on that basis?

Yes No

Additional Information

Name of hometown newspaper:

Is it okay to use your name in a press release after receiving an appointment?

Yes No

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