UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 022023Z OCT 12 PSN 776575K37 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO ZEN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ***THIS IS A 2 SECTION MESSAGE COLLATED BY OIX GATEWAY NORFOLK VA*** QQQQ SUBJ: ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY UNCLASSIFIED/ FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC// TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 061/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/OCT// SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY// REF/A/DOC/NAVMEDCOM/21FEB96// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// REF/C/DOC/MCO/29AUG94// NARR/REF A IS NAVMED P-117, MEDICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO ATTAIN A COMMISSION. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL (NAVAL ACADEMY, CHAPTER 3). REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1530.11G, APPLICATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL.// RMKS/1. THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) IS NOW SOLICITING TOP PERFORMING, ENERGETIC SAILORS AND MARINES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED STRONG LEADERSHIP/LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL IN THE RESERVE AND ACTIVE ENLISTED FORCES FOR ADMISSION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 2017. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF AMERICAN LIFE WILL LEAD OUR FLEET 20 YEARS FROM NOW. AMONG EACH ENTERING CLASS IS A CORPS OF PRIOR ENLISTED SAILORS AND MARINES UPON WHOM WE RELY TO INFUSE PEER-LEVEL FLEET EXPERIENCE INTO THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY MOTIVATED PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE CRITERIA AND MAY BE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR SELECTION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. 2. USNA CONTINUES TO SEEK TOP QUALITY SAILORS AND MARINES WHO FIT THE FOLLOWING PROFILE: A. ACADEMICS: (1) POSSESS A STRONG HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE INDICATING THE POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED AT USNA. FLEET APPLICANTS RANKED IN THE TOP 40 PERCENT OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ARE TYPICALLY CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE. (2) SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) REASONING TEST SCORES TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THERE IS NO MINIMUM SCORE, THOUGH APPLICANTS SHOULD AIM TO SCORE ABOVE 500 CRITICAL READING AND 550 MATH WITH A COMBINED SCORE OF AT LEAST 1050 OR AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (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 STANDARDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RETAKE THE TEST DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1 MARCH 2013 FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MET THE 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 AND CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO 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 USNA. 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 THE 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. LIMITED AGE WAIVERS MAY BE GRANTED UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012, SECTION 553. 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 USNA. TOP MILITARY PERFORMERS WHO NEED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMIC BACKGROUND MAY BE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS) IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND FOR ONE YEAR AND APPOINTMENT TO USNA THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 4. PERSONNEL SELECTED TO ATTEND USNA 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 IN RECEIPT OF A CANDIDATE NUMBER, CANDIDATES SHOULD CONTACT DODMERB IMMEDIATELY AT 1-800-841-2706 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. REFERENCE A PROVIDES MEDICAL STANDARDS. 5. SECNAV MAY APPOINT UP TO 170 REGULAR AND RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL EACH YEAR TO THE USNA. DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE CLASS OF 2017 IS 31 JANUARY 2013. DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1 MARCH 2013. PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1 MARCH 2013 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED. PACKAGES WILL NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT THE COMMANDING QQQQ OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION. REFERENCE B PROVIDES GUIDANCE. 6. THE FIRST STEP IS FOR APPLICANTS 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/CANDIDA TEINFORMATION. THE USNA OPERATES ON A ROLLING ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT ALL FLEET APPLICANTS AIM FOR EARLY COMPLETION OF THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS. 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 VIA E-MAIL AT EMAXWELL(AT)USNA.EDU. 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USNA MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE NAVAL ACADEMY WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU. 9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ENLISTED APPLICANTS MAY BE OBTAINED AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS/STEPS.HTM (ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE APPLICANTS). 10. RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #2985 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//