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SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY// 
REF/A/DOC/NAVMEDCOM/21FEB1996// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/4JUL2004// 
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 PREPORATORY SCHOOL.// 
RMKS/1. THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS WITHIN THE ADMISSIONS CYCLE FOR THE CLASS 
OF 2012, ENTERING 27JUN08. 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 (FORMERLY VERBAL) 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 1MAR08 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/BLUEJACKETS OF THE QUARTER/YEAR 
AND TOP 20 PERCENT 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 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 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 2012 
IS 31JAN08. DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
IS 1MAR08. PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1MAR08 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 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 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 SENIOR 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. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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