MARADMINS : 244/03
R 211600Z MAY 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 244/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2004 ACTIVE DUTY APPLICATIONS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY
/AND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL//
REF/A/MCO 1530.11G/CMC/YMD:19940829//
REF/B/MCO 1306.17F/CMC/YMD:19920417//
AMPN/REF A CONTAINS APPLICATIONS FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY. REF B
CONTAINS ADMIN GUIDANCE FOR UNITS//
POC/ELLIS/MR/MCRC (ON)/-/TEL:703-784-9446//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM ALL MARINES THAT THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
(USNA) OR NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS) FROM ENLISTED
MARINES IN THE MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE. MARINES
MAY APPLY TO THE USNA ONLY. NAPS OBTAINS ITS STUDENTS FROM USNA
APPLICANTS THAT, IN THE OPINION OF THE USNA ADMISSIONS BOARD,
COULD PROFIT FROM AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION.
THE APPLICANT MUST STATE ON THE APPLICATION A WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND
NAPS.
2. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IN THE FORMAT
CONTAINED IN ENCLOSURE (1) OF REFERENCE (A). THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE COMMANDING OFFICER MUST FOLLOW THE FORMAT OF ENCLOSURE (2) OF
REFERENCE (A). ALTHOUGH THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 31 JANUARY 2004,
EARLY APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY OFFERS OF
APPOINTMENT TO THE USNA OR EARLY SELECTION TO NAPS. PLEASE SUBMIT
PRE-APPLICATIONS ON-LINE AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS/PRE-APPLICATION.
BE SURE TO USE HIGH SCHOOL ETS CODE 999998 AS A FLEET APPLICANT.
3. INFORMATION.
A. REFERENCE (A) PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR MARINES WHO WANT TO
COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE USNA. APPLICANTS MUST REQUEST AND
COMPLETE THE REQUIRED FORMS FOR ADMISSION TO THE USNA. THOSE
APPLICANTS NOT OFFERED AN APPOINTMENT TO THE USNA WILL BE CONSIDERED
FOR NAPS IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND REQUEST NAPS IN THEIR ORIGINAL
APPLICATION LETTER.
B. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY ARE:
MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, HAVE GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, BE AT
LEAST 17 AND NOT HAVE REACHED AGE 23 ON 1 JULY OF THE YEAR THEY
WOULD ENTER THE ACADEMY, UNMARRIED, NOT PREGNANT AND HAVE NO
DEPENDENTS.
C. A COMBINED SCORE OF 1050 IS REQUIRED ON THE SAT WITH A MININMUM
SCORE OF 550 IN MATH AND 500 IN VERBAL. A COMBINED SCORE OF 46 IS
REQUIRED ON THE ACT WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 24 IN MATH AND 22 IN
VERBAL. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE QUALIFYING SAT/ACT
SCORES BEFORE APPLYING.
D. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE MARINES TO
APPLY WHO EXHIBIT SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AND POTENTIAL TO
SERVE AS AN OFFICER. THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE NAVAL SERVICE ARE
SERVED WHEN COMMANDING OFFICERS ASSIST DESERVING MARINES IN GAINING
ADMISSION TO THE USNA OR NAPS.
4. TRANSFER POLICY.
A. TO THE USNA OR NAPS. TRANSFER ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ON OR ABOUT 1 MAY 2004. COMMANDING
OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL ORDERED TO THE USNA OR NAPS ARE
TRANSFERRED WITH THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRED BY REFERENCE (B).
ORDERS MAY BE DECLINED IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND THE
USNA OR NAPS.
B. IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFER TO A NEW DUTY STATION, ALL
CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING ORDERS RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT'S
ORIGINAL COMMAND, SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE NEW COMMAND.
C. MARINES WHO APPLY FOR NOMINATION TO THE USNA ARE DIRECTED TO
ENSURE THAT THE FLEET OFFICER, CANDIDATE GUIDANCE, USNA, ANNAPOLIS,
MD 21402-5018, IS INFORMED OF CHANGES IN UNIT ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM
CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING (410) 293-1000, DSN 281-1000 OR BY E-MAIL
AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
5. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE
MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//