E-Candidate Packet for Class of 2029

[Capt MJ]

She can go Navy out of USMMA, either active duty or Reserve, and sail commercial on her license. Many options there.

She can also reach out to the USNA sailing coach.

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And, go to NavySports.com to look at inter-collegiate and off-shore sailing teams.

I didn’t mean to omit USMMA’s fine sailing team.

 

[OldRetSWO]

She has not really competed. She has been a Sea Scout for about four years now and has been the captain of her boat for two years. They do have three small sailboats they race, but that is for fun, not competition. Their main boat is a 42-foot sailboat. She knows every part of it and is very proficient at sailing it.

This will help her a little bit during plebe summer and maybe into joining the offshore team at some point but there are more folks with this kind of expertise then you might think in the typical plebe class. It is not likely to have any weight with the admissions board except for the leadership points for being captain of her Sea Scout boat.

 

[Kerkiijmcd]

This will help her a little bit during plebe summer and maybe into joining the offshore team at some point but there are more folks with this kind of expertise then you might think in the typical plebe class. It is not likely to have any weight with the admissions board except for the leadership points for being captain of her Sea Scout boat.

I didn't figure it would. She just loves doing it. But now that she has seen the sailing teams, she is even more excited.

 

[OldRetSWO]

I didn't figure it would. She just loves doing it. But now that she has seen the sailing teams, she is even more excited.

Make sure that she knows that both the current Supe, a SWO along with the Commandant, a SEAL were both Varsity Sailors at USNA.
The Supe's husband, also a SEAL was a Varsity Sailor as well.

 

[usmamom2016]

Okay then. She was eligible to apply for USNA Class of 2029 anytime this past year, as soon as the application portal opened. She has her HS degree in hand and she meets the age requirement to enter this summer.

Most Class of 2029 candidates got their applications started this past spring or summer:
- getting transcripts, teacher evaluations, test scores and essays moving (many homeschoolers apply and are accepted, Admissions knows how to work with these applicants)
- getting enough submitted so that their DoDMERB medical review was initiated
- knocking out their CFA test
- applying for nominations from Senators, Representative and VP, and any others she is eligible for.

Though she could hustle and get everything else going by the 1/31/25 application closure date for Class of 2029, the nominations piece would be a challenge. Most of the MOC nom application deadlines were late summer, and decisions are being/have been made. If she has eligibility for any service-connected nomination, that is given to anyone eligible, as long as they apply before deadline.

Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS) is intended as an outreach program for rising HS seniors. It is not a required precursor. It does open a preliminary application for the next cycle. Most USNA midshipmen dd not attend NASS. The application portal for Class of 2030 will open late spring 2025.

Ah - I see she is taking community college classes. This is what she needs to read:

Previous Candidates & College Candidates

Previous Candidates and College Candidates page for Admissions at USNA.edu. Updated Tue Nov 26 04:42:18 EST 2024.

www.usna.edu

Also of interest:

General Advice for Grades 9-12

General Advice for Grades 9-12 page for Admissions at USNA.edu. Updated Tue Nov 26 04:42:18 EST 2024.

www.usna.edu

Home-Schooled Candidates

Home Schooled Candidates page for Admissions at USNA.edu. Updated Tue Nov 26 04:42:18 EST 2024.

www.usna.edu

I think the Class of 2030 is the logical focus for her. If she has not yet read every page, link and menu item on USNA.edu, most answers are there.

A call to Admissions, the primary source, is always prudent.

Such a nice detailed caring response to a new member. You truly rock!

 

[Kerkiijmcd]

Make sure that she knows that both the current Supe, a SWO along with the Commandant, a SEAL were both Varsity Sailors at USNA.
The Supe's husband, also a SEAL was a Varsity Sailor as well.

Thank you. We recently learned that the skipper of her current ship knows one of the instructors for the sailing teams there. So he is going to get my daughter in contact with them.