Deadline approaching for service academy aps
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October 22, 2013 |
With the government shutdown now concluded,
Members of Idaho’s Congressional Delegation are
reminding Idahoans that the deadline for
submitting applications for U.S. Academy
Nominations is just over a month away.
High school seniors and parents interested in
attending an academy should submit completed
application packets by November 30, 2013.
The unfortunate shutdown forced the cancellation
of an Academy Nomination Open House in Boise,
but the application deadline remains in place.
Application information is available at the
Delegation members’ websites or by calling the
state offices.
As authorized by law, U.S. Senators and
Congressmen have the honor each year of
nominating deserving young women and men to the
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado; the U.S.
Military Academy, New York; the U.S. Naval
Academy, Maryland; and the Merchant Marine
Academy, New York.
Acceptance into these academies provides
students with a tuition-free, four-year
undergraduate education, valued at approximately
$400,000. Graduates have jobs after graduation,
as they are commissioned as officers and spend a
minimum of five years on duty. Additionally,
their education and training make them
competitive for graduate programs and future
jobs.
The application deadline is November 30, 2013.
In addition to the short application, an essay,
three letters of recommendation, ACT/SAT scores,
a transcript and class rank at the end of the
applicant’s junior year of high school, and a
completed principal/guidance counselor form are
required.
Applicants are also encouraged to apply to all
offices involved in academy nominations,
including both of your U.S. Senators, your U.S.
Representative and the Vice President. Offices
require that the application and complete packet
must be in by November 30th of the applicant’s
senior year of high school. High school
graduates who are seventeen years old, but not
yet twenty-three, can apply by July 1 of the
year they would enter an academy.
More information can be obtained by contacting
Idaho Delegation staff:
Karen Roetter, (Senator Mike Crapo), (208)
664-5490
Tim Petersen Fulton, (Senator Jim Risch), (208)
342-7985
Linda Culver, (Congressman Mike Simpson), (208)
734-7219
Lisa Anderson, (Congressman Raùl Labrador),
(208) 888-3188
You may access each delegation member’s website
through the following links:
http://www.crapo.senate.gov/;
http://www.risch.senate.gov/;
http://www.simpson.house.gov/;
and
http://www.labrador.house.gov/.
A nomination does not guarantee acceptance into
an academy. It is the first step in the process.
Applicants will be notified in mid-December if
they receive a nomination, but the individual
academies make the decisions about actual
acceptances. Those completing a nomination
application must also open a file with the
academies. |
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