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UNCLAS //N02300//
ALNAV 068/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/SN//
 
SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE US NAVAL ACADEMY//
 
REF/A/DOC/NAVMEDCOM/30JUN1986//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/17JUL2000//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVMED P-117 (MEDICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO ATTAIN
COMMISSION), REF B IS OPNAVINST 1420.1 (ENLISTED TO OFFICER
COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL)//
 
RMKS/1. THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS WITHIN THE ADMISSIONS CYCLE FOR THE
CLASS OF 2008, ENTERING 01JUL04. THE NAVAL ACADEMY PROVIDES
NEARLY ONE THOUSAND OFFICERS TO THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS EVERY
YEAR,
WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN 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) A HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.8 OR BETTER AND
RANKED IN THE TOP 40 PERCENT OF THE CLASS.
      (2) CANDIDATES MUST HAVE SAT SCORES ABOVE 500 VERBAL AND 500
MATH WITH A COMBINED SCORE OF AT LEAST 1050 OR ACT SCORES OF 22
ENGLISH AND 24 MATH. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WITH SAT AND ACT SCORES
THAT ARE BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIRED STANDARDS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO RETAKE THE TEST AND THEN APPLY.  STANDARDIZED TEST
SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 01MAR04 FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE
ALREADY MET THE REQUIRED MINIMUM STANDARDS AND WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR
SCORES.
      (3) TO BE COMPETITIVE, APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED FOUR
YEARS OF MATHMATICS, INCLUDING A STRONG FOUNDATION IN GEOMETRY,
ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY, FOUR YEARS OF ENGLISH, AND ONE YEAR OF
CHEMISTRY.  ADDITIONALLY, PHYSICS, HISTORY, AND TWO YEARS OF A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
   B. MILITARY: TOP PERFORMERS WHO POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP
POTENTIAL, PAST AND PRESENT COMMAND JUNIOR SAILORS OF THE QUARTER
AND TOP 20% PERFORMERS IN "A" AND "C" 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 INTERVIEW AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS.
   D. OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL FITNESS.
   E. MUST NOT HAVE PASSED 23RD BIRTHDAY ON JULY 1 OF THE YEAR OF
ADMISSION. THIS CANNOT BE WAIVED.
   F. MUST NOT BE MARRIED, PREGNANT, OR HAVE INCURRED OBLIGATIONS OF
PARENTHOOD.  THIS CANNOT BE WAIVED.
 
3. CANDIDATES WITH STRONG ACADEMIC AND MILITARY BACKGROUNDS 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 PACKAGE AND
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 FOR ALL ENLISTED
APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 31JAN04. EXTENSIONS MAY BE
GRANTED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 31JAN04
WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED.
APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT CO'S
RECOMMENDATION. REF B PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND ALL REQUIRED FORMS.
 
6. IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING FORMS AND LETTERS REQUIRED BY REF B,
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE STEPS FOR ADMISSIONS ON-LINE
AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS (ALL LOWERCASE).
 
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
1-410-293-1840/DSN 281 OR E-MAIL SENIOR CHIEF JONES AT
AJONES@USNA.EDU.
 
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY MAY BE
OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USNA WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
 
9. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY, ACTING.//
 
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