ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 100016Z FEB 00 ZYB MIN PSN 821678J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01531//
NAVADMIN 019/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY//
 
REF/A/DOC/NAVMEDCOM/30JUN86//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/12AUG92//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVMEDCOMINST 6120.2 (MEDICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO
ATTAIN COMMISSION).  REF B IS OPNAVINST 1531.4F, DIRECTIVE FOR
APPLYING TO USNA.//
 
RMKS/1.  THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) IS BEGINNING THE ADMISSIONS
CYCLE FOR NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 2004 ENTERING 30 JUN 00.  USNA
PROVIDES A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OFFICERS TO THE FLEET EVERY YEAR.  ON
AVERAGE, TEN PERCENT OF EVERY CLASS ENTERING THE NAVAL ACADEMY ARE
PRIOR ENLISTED FROM REGULAR AND RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS.
 
2.  THE NAVAL ACADEMY CONTINUES TO SEEK TOP QUALITY ENLISTED
PERSONNEL WHO FIT THE FOLLOWING PROFILE:
    A.  ACADEMICS:
        (1) A HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.8 OR BETTER AND
RANKED IN THE TOP 30 PERCENT OF THE CLASS;
        (2) ATTAINMENT OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
            (A) SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) - 1050 COMBINED MATH
AND VERBAL OR BETTER, BASED ON THE 1995 RECENTERED SAT SCORING
SYSTEM OR;
            (B) AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) 46 COMBINED MATH AND
VERBAL OR BETTER.
        (3) COMPLETED FOUR YEARS OF MATH AND ENGLISH, A YEAR OF
CHEMISTRY, AND TWO YEARS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.  THESE COURSES ARE
MANDATORY.  ADDITIONALLY, PHYSICS AND HISTORY ARE RECOMMENDED BUT
NOT MANDATORY.
    B.  MILITARY:  TOP PERFORMERS WHO POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP
POTENTIAL.
    C.  BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND OF UNQUESTIONED 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 INTO THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
    F.  NOT BE MARRIED, PREGNANT OR HAVE INCURRED MORAL OR LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTHOOD.
 
3.  CANDIDATES WITH STRONG ACADEMIC AND MILITARY BACKGROUNDS MAY
RECEIVE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS.  TOP MILITARY PERFORMERS WHO NEED TO
STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMICS MAY RECEIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE NAVAL
ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS) AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND AND
COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
 
4.  PERSONNEL SELECTED TO ATTEND USNA OR NAPS MUST BE MEDICALLY
QUALIFIED FOR A COMMISSION AS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS.
REF A PROVIDES MEDICAL STANDARDS.
 
5.  REF B PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR A SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
(SECNAV) NOMINATION.  SECNAV MAY APPOINT UP TO 170 ACTIVE AND
RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL EACH YEAR TO USNA.  REF B CONTAINS A
SAMPLE FORMATTED LETTER, WHICH MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT
VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER.  DEADLINE FOR ALL ENLISTED
APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1 APR 00.  IF DEPLOYED, MESSAGE
RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IAW REF B.
 
6.  ONCE A RECOMMENDATION IS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED, AN APPLICATION
PACKAGE, WITH ALL APPROPRIATE FORMS, WILL BE SENT TO THE APPLICANT.
ENLISTED APPLICATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 1 APR 00.
PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1 APR 00 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE
ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED.  APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL NOT
BE REVIEWED WITHOUT CO'S RECOMMENDATION.
 
7.  TO REQUEST A PRE-CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING
YOUR REQUEST FOR A SECNAV NOMINATION, WRITE TO:  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY,
CANDIDATE GUIDANCE OFFICE, 117 DECATUR ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD
21402-5018, OR CONTACT YN1(AW) FRYE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-249-7707,
EXT 31840/DSN 281-1840; E-MAIL FRYE@NADN.NAVY.MIL (ALL LOWERCASE).
 
8.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT USNA MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
USNA WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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