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SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE US NAVAL ACADEMY//
REF/A/DOC/NAVMEDCOM/21FEB1996//
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/02MAY2003//
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 2010, ENTERING 28JUN06.  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) 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 (FORMERLY VERBAL) AND 550
MATH WITH A COMBINED SCORE OF AT LEAST 1050 OR ACT SCORES OF 22
ENGLISH AND 24 MATH.  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 01MAR06 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, HISTORY,
AND TWO YEARS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
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/BLUEJACKETS OF THE
QUARTER/YEAR 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 COMMAND INTERVIEW AND MILITARY
RECOMMENDATIONS.
D. NO RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION UNDER ARTICLE 15, UCMJ, OR
CONVICTION BY CIVIL COURT FOR MISDEMEANORS (EXCEPT MINOR TRAFFIC
VIOLATIONS) DURING THREE YEARS PRECEDING APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
E. OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL FITNESS, AS DETERMINED BY THE CANDIDATE
FITNESS ASSESSMENT (CFA) AND RECENT PRT/PFT PERFORMANCES.
F. MUST NOT HAVE PASSED 23RD BIRTHDAY ON JULY 01 OF THE YEAR OF
ADMISSION.
G. MUST NOT BE MARRIED, PREGNANT, OR HAVE INCURRED OBLIGATIONS OF
PARENTHOOD.
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 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 2010 IS 31JAN06.  DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 01MAR06.  PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 01MAR06
WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED.
PACKAGES WILL NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT CO'S RECOMMENDATION.  REF B
PROVIDES GUIDANCE.
6. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
ON-LINE AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS (ALL LOWERCASE) 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 ONLINE APPLICATION AT
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 MAXWELL, EMAXWELL@USNA.EDU.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY MAY BE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE NAVAL ACADEMY WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//