<p>I'm currently a senior in high school-graduate on June 5th. I'm heading to naval basic training in July (I was just going to go to college but then realized that that is not the right path for me..)...but I'm interested in applying to the Academy. I've actually been thinking about the academy/being an naval officer since I was in the sixth grade (my dad was in the Navy)...but my question is, if i fill out the preliminary application and they send me my application materials while I am at basic training or something, what do I do? Also, if I will be enlisted do I need a nomination? Any help about applying to the academy from enlisted will be appreciated!</p>
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subj/class of 2013 enlisted applications to the u.s. Naval academy//
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ref/c/doc/mco/29aug1994// narr/ref a is navmed p-117, medical standards required to attain commission.
Ref b is opnavinst 1420.1a, enlisted to officer commissioning programs application administrative manual.
Ref c is marine corps order 1530.11g, application to the u.s. Naval academy and naval academy preparatory school.// rmks/1. The naval academy is within the admissions cycle for the class of 2013, entering 29 jun 09. The naval academy provides nearly 1,000 officers to the navy and marine corps every year, with approximately 10 percent of every class entering as prior enlisted men and women from the regular
and reserve components of the navy and marine corps.
2. The naval academy continues to seek top quality sailors and marines who fit the following profile:
A. Academics:
(1) high school grade point average of 2.8 or better and ranked in the top 40 percent of the class.
(2) sat scores above 500 critical reading and 550 math with a combined score of at least 1050 or act scores of 22 english and 24 math. The sat writing score is not used for admission purposes.potential candidates with sat or act scores that are older than two years or below the minimum required standards are strongly encouraged to retake the test and then apply. Standardized test scores will be accepted until 1 mar 09 for applicants who have already met the required minimum standards and want to improve their scores.
(3) completed four years of mathematics, including a strong foundation in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry, four years of english, and one year of chemistry. Additionally, physics, calculus, history, and two years of a foreign language are strongly recommended. Continued education since high school is vital. Candidates should also strengthen their packages with college courses in higher math and
sciences.
B. Military top performers who possess strong leadership potential, past and present command junior sailors/marines of the quarter/year and top 20 percent performers in a and c/follow-on schools are strongly encouraged to apply for a commission through the naval academy.
C. Good moral character and unquestionable loyalty to the united states, as determined by command interview and military recommendations.
D. No record of disciplinary action under article 15, ucmj, or
conviction by civil court for misdemeanors (except minor trafficviolations) during the three years preceding application for the program.
E. Outstanding physical fitness, as determined by the candidate fitness assessment (cfa) and recent physical fitness assessment (pfa) performances.
F. Must not have passed 23rd birthday on 1 july of the year of
admission to the academy.
G. Must not be married, pregnant, or have incurred bligations of parenthood.
3. Candidates with strong academic and military ackgrounds may receive direct appointments to the naval academy. Top military performers who need to strengthen their academic background may be selected to attend the naval academy preparatory school (naps) at newport, rhode island for appointment to the naval academy the following year.
4. Personnel selected to attend the naval academy or naps must be medically qualified by the department of defense medical examination review board (dodmerb) in order to be commissioned as an officer in the navy or marine corps. Once you have received your candidate number, contact dodmerb immediately at 1-800-841-2706 to schedule an appointment. Ref a provides medical standards.
5. Secnav may appoint up to 170 regular and reserve enlisted personnel each year to the naval academy. Deadline to apply for the class of 2013 is 31 jan 09. Deadline for all completed applications and recommendations is 1 mar 09. Packages completed before 1 mar 09 will be reviewed by the admissions board as soon as received. Packages will not be reviewed without co recommendation. Ref b provides guidance.
6. Applicants are required to submit a preliminary application on-line at [USNA</a> Admissions Home](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/admissions]USNA”>http://www.usna.edu/admissions) to become an official candidate. After selection as a candidate, a candidate number, username, and password will be assigned and the candidate will be directed to complete the on-line application at [Forward</a> to Candidate Information](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/candidateinformation]Forward”>http://www.usna.edu/candidateinformation).
7. For application questions, write to: U.s. Naval academy, candidate guidance office, 117 decatur road, annapolis, md 21402-5018, attn:fleet liaison; or call the fleet liaison at 1-410-293-1839/dsn 281; or e-mail chief ashwood, ashwood(at)usna.edu.
8. Additional information about the u.s. Naval academy may be obtained through the naval academy website at [United</a> States Naval Academy - Home Page](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu%5DUnited”>http://www.usna.edu).
9. Released by the honorable donald c. Winter, secretary of the
navy.//</p>
<p>Whoooaaaa bro. Hold up for a sec. That’s not how it works.</p>
<p>You’re going enlisted… so, it’s a bit, “different.”
First of all… you’re going to have to go through boot camp and your A school before applying for anything.</p>
<p>Not sure how it might work out for you, but for me, I put in my preliminary app. at my first duty station. I had to go through Basic, A School, a little bit of temporary duty, a C (specialization) school, and then spend some time at my permanent duty station. If you’re going to a sea-duty command on a ship or a sub this might vary, but “normally” 18 months are required before any kind of school package can be applied for. They didn’t bind me to that rule, but you never know.</p>
<p>Now, if you ARE going into a Blue-side Navy rate, such involving ships or submarines, they might actively carry out 3-12 month deployments. They might, and probably will, require you to do a tour first before applying.</p>
<p>You will have to tough it out through your required training, get to your permanent command, and then talk with either your higher-ups or the command career counselor about putting in for the academy. Don’t just submit a preliminary app, you won’t be able to do anything with it (As there are numerous requirements involving your command). Now… time it right and put in your preliminary application in the Spring or Summer. You still have to do the SAT/ACT thing, and they DO look at your high school stuff, but the recommendations and noms are different. You’ll have to apply for a Secretary of the Navy nomination versus Congressional noms that civilians have to, and the recommendations come from Officers instead of teachers.</p>
<p>NOTICE: If you’re doing the Nuke program, some of this might not apply to you since they directly draw Nukes into NAPS (The Academy prep-school) and then transfer them to USNA. Not sure how that works, but there are some Nuke priors on here that could fill you in on it all.</p>
<p>It would also be beneficial to get noticed by your command, preferably in a positive light, by your achievements and work habits. The better you are as a Sailor the better your chances that your command will authorize, and help you, with the Academy process. Special programs such as Sailor of the Quarter or Sailor of the Year are huge in providing your bosses some ground in judging your quality as a service member. And last but not least, evals, evals, EVALS. Don’t **** up man, at ALL. Be the cream of the crop, and nothing less.</p>
<p>i AM doing the nuke school…</p>
<p>My suggestion, read through the Chief of Naval Operations instruction, chapter 3. (<a href=“http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-400%20Promotion%20and%20Advancement%20Programs/1420.1A-1.pdf[/url]”>http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-400%20Promotion%20and%20Advancement%20Programs/1420.1A-1.pdf</a>) </p>
<p>I am not sure if it is practical to receive materials during boot camp. Any BGOs on here know how this works or had a similar situation? </p>
<p>If no response from here, I would suggest contacting the Fleet Admission Counselor and ask. The counselor’s contact information is located inside the instruction.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Alright, so you’re going to be a Nuke, eh?</p>
<p>What I heard about it, since the Nuke A school is like 1-2 years long (right?), they allow some of those students to apply for NAPS… I don’t know how, or when, but I’m sure you’ll be clued in on that either by some of the Nuke priors on this forum or when you get to your A school… so just ask around.</p>
<p>You STILL have to go through boot camp, and you can’t put in packages then… doesn’t work that way. When you’re enlisted, the Naval Academy becomes one of the many (alongside STA 21, Medical/Nursing Corps, and others) Enlisted to Officer programs, and applying for them is different.</p>
<p>Like I mentioned above, you have to go through your Chain of Command to apply, so a preliminary app on your own would be useless.</p>
<p>Good afternoon, there!</p>
<p>I was a Nuke (Sep2005 to May 2007) - made it through the last training school and whatnot back in 2007 (went to boot camp in July 2005).</p>
<p>I’m now a Midshipman 3/C at the Naval Academy (2/C in two weeks! Gotta love the end of the AC year!)</p>
<p>You can apply for USNA pretty much the second you report to NFAS in Goose Creek, SC. That’s your A-school.</p>
<p>You need only one nomination - it’s from the Secretary of the Navy. Your command will personally take care of it.</p>
<p>You need to have good scores on the SAT or ACT (I took the ACT while I was in Nuclear Power School, which is right after the nuke A school).</p>
<p>You need to conduct just one interview with the CO - also, you will need to get two military recommendations from your chain of command. I received one from my chief and my Shift Supervisor (Lieutenant) while up in prototype (it’s the last nuke school you go to - I went to New York’s).</p>
<p>You’ll have to fill out the preliminary application online to be considered a “candidate” and later fill out the REAL application which consists of a couple of essays.</p>
<p>Other than that, the command takes care of pretty much everything else as far as setting up your USNA package.</p>
<p>I recommend:
-1. Take a leadership position the second they offer it at Nuke school, and do well at it. There’s “Class Leader,” “Assistant Class Leader,” and “Master-at-Arms.” When you take the position, remember to handle things as an adult - TRUST ME, the environment there can seem a little childish at times because a lot of incoming nukes just came from high school and can’t always separate being a Sailor from being a recent high school graduate. Keep a clear head, always think outside the box, and do not let anything personal get to you. Also, don’t act like you’re better than anyone else - the CL, ACL and MAA aren’t superior, they just have an added responsibility.</p>
<p>-2. Work your hardest and show the command that you’re willing to put a ton of extra hours in for working for your grades. And also, get good grades. (3.4+ is a good, steady grade to achieve).</p>
<p>-3. Keep your uniform outstanding and complain about nothing - stay positive and remember that life can always be much worse. Help others out when they’re struggling.</p>
<p>-4. A couple weeks after you report (I’d give it a month or so), talk to the Command Career Counselor and your SLPO about the officer programs - mainly, USNA. Ask the CCC what the dates are for applying, etc., and ask your SLPO what he/she thinks would prepare you to become more prepared for entrance into such a program.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about Nuke school (any of the three schools) or life at the Naval Academy, feel free to email me. I rarely look at these message boards, so send your email to <a href=“mailto:m110132@usna.edu”>m110132@usna.edu</a>. My name is Mike. </p>
<p>Please, nobody else email me but the starter of this thread - this is specifically for him/her.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, SuperDoc has some good advice - make sure you take on board some of the things he says - especially about being the cream of the crop and NOT getting into trouble. You won’t come here if you’ve went to NJP (Captain’s Mast).</p>
<p>Also, you only go to NAPS if the Navy thinks you have the potential to do well at the Academy but they want to see more improvement in your grades.</p>
<p>If you don’t already know, NAPS is in Newport, RI and it serves as a basic foundation school to prepare you for courses during your plebe year at USNA/</p>
<p>If the Navy thinks you don’t need a foundational school, they won’t send you to NAPS - they’ll send you straight to the Academy for Plebe Summer.</p>
<p>I never went to NAPS - I was straight from NY to Plebe Summer. And yeah, plebe summer was harder than my Navy boot camp. There’s a LOT more exercise! I hope you’re fit :)</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for giving this guy some insight MetalWings, I was hoping some Nuke would fill in the blanks.</p>
<p>I’m so pumped for Plebe summer man, gonna be a blast. I’m sure I don’t know the half of it, but hey, nothing better than diving in head first, right? :)</p>