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Service Academy Nomination

The honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.

Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY. The fifth service academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), New London, CT, does not require a congressional nomination for appointment.

To request a Military Academy Nomination from our office, please complete the form below. In addition to the webpage form, the following information is required in one PDF document:

  • Professional headshot
  • Official high school transcript
  • Official American College Testing Program (ACT) results and/or College Board Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) results
  • An essay stating why you want to attend a service academy (500 words or less)
  • Three letters of recommendation

Submissions must be emailed to jeanine.ramirez@mail.house.gov by September 26 at midnight. If you have any questions about this process, please call 813-393-5077. Best wishes to you as you pursue your goal of attending one of the U.S. Service Academies and serving our country.



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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?
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