nomination

Hello everyone, I am a US citizen(non-military) living in South Korea without a US address and I am wondering if I can receive a SA nomination from a state that I have never lived in. Does anyone have experience applying from overseas with no home state? Any help would be much appreciated.

Hello, I am a senior in high school, and my district congressional nominee has lost the primary and for the duration of their term, are deciding not to nominate any candidates for the academies. Of course this is not the absolute end of the world since I still have Vice presidential and...

Hello, I am a senior in high school, and my district congressional nominee has lost the primary and for the duration of their term, are deciding not to nominate any candidates for the academies. Of course this is not the absolute end of the world since I still have Vice presidential and...

Hi, I'm hoping someone could help me with this. I'm looking at the 3 main service academies, USAFA, USMA, and USNA. My top choices are USAFA and USNA as I hope to be a pilot someday. However, I have an offer to USMA for my sport which would ensure I get a Congressional Nomination and am...

Hi all, I am a currently serving reservist on active orders interested in West Point. While I am currently applying for class of 2029, an upcoming deployment may or may not bump me to apply for class of 2030. An issue arises with my commander nomination. My current unit commander has been...

I know it’s very hard to tell someone what their chances are in getting an appointment but I am extremely anxious right now. I was able to get a JROTC nomination and my decision is still pending. However, people in my district and state are getting their appointments. How hard is it to obtain an...

Hello! I am a current candidate for USNA. From what I’ve gathered, a candidate can get multiple nominations to USNA. This “increases” your chances because there are more slates available for you. This is what I’ve been told from current mids and information online. I have received a...

I spoke on the phone with a CAP Squadron Recruiting Officer (something along those lines) who also works on the nomination board for my district. He said he would encourage me to join CAP since their academics are more geared toward service academies compared to JROTC. Is that true? What do you...

I was wondering how much a presidential nomination helps out with getting into the naval academy? And how competitive the presidential nomination process is? Both my parents have served active duty in the navy for 20 plus years so I believe I qualify. However my gpa is not the best(3.3uw) and my...

Hello all! I recently received an LOA to the USNA, and was wondering if I should let my MOC's offices know. My Representative already did his interviews through 3 panelists, which I went in for about 2 weeks ago (decisions should come out 2nd week of December). Would it be appropriate to reach...

if the nomination part on the USNA application has a check next to it, is that signifiying that i have had my interview or have i received a nomination and just do not know yet?

Hello everyone, I am from Mongolia. Last Thursday I went in for the Service Academy nomination interview. All in all, I think the interview went well. I drew from my past experience as an enlisted soldier and answered all of the questions fairly well. However, since going into the interview, I...

Hello all, I recently had my interview with my congressman's panel. Would it be proper to send a thank you email to the staffer/coordinator? I did not meet the congressman himself, and was instead interviewed with 3 panelists. Thank you !

Does anyone know the difference - in the Academy's eyes, between a nomination and a principal nomination. Does a principal nomination give you better odds?

Does Anybody have any advice for high school students who want to attend USMA or USAFA?

Sorry if this has been asked to death but there’s something I’m still not getting about the nomination process, even after going to the SS and trying to find out online. Do they just throw everyone with a nomination into a category and then select the most qualified people or do they have to...

Hello All, I had a few quick questions regarding nominations for candidates/applicants in Florida. Has anybody heard anything from Marco Rubio yet? I've already heard back from Rick Scott (denial), and I just heard back from Vern Buchanan (Interview sometimes between Oct 21 and 22). I feel...

Hello, My DD just got very odd news today. For context: she recieved a letter notifying her of a nomination from her Congressional Representative on December 30, 2022 and did not recieve a nomination from her senators (we live in an extremely competitive area). Recently, she reached out to...

Why do service academies (except coast guard academy) require the a nomination from a politician? Congress people or president or vice president? I am curious why. And why does the coast guard academy not require that nomination? I know other countries' academies you just apply for it and do not...

Hi, I want to apply to the Air Force Academy, and I'm wondering if my area is very competitive for nominations. I'm from Florida, specifically the Miami area. I think that it's probably quite competitive, because of the large population and the amount of Air Forces bases in the state and nearby...