R 281247Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 562/11
MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF, 2012/CG, MCRC QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2012 ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL//
REF/A/MSGID: DOCUMENT/CMC MRON/YMD: 19940829//
REF/B/MSGID: DOCUMENT/CMC MHEP/YMD: 19910418//
REF/C/MSGID: DOCUMENT/ALNAV/YMD: 20110712//
REF/D/MSGID: DOCUMENT/CMC MRON1/YMD: 19920417//
REF/E/MSGID: DOCUMENT/NAVMEDCOM/YMD: 19960221//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS MCO 1530.11G APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS).  REFERENCE (B) IS MCO 1560.28B VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.  REFERENCE (C) IS ALNAV 046/11 CLASS OF 2016 ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY.  REFERENCE (D) IS MCO 1306.17F ADMINISTRATION OF MARINES APPOINTED MIDSHIPMEN OR CADETS IN FEDERAL SERVICE ACADEMIES OR NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNITS.  REFERENCE (E) IS NAVMED P-117 MEDICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO ATTAIN COMMISSION.//
POC/CAPT A. J. SCOTT/UNIT: MCRC ON-E/-/TEL: (703) 784-9446//
POC/CAPT E. W. MEYERS/UNIT:MRA RAP/-/TEL: (703) 784-9135//
POC/MR. DAVE ROBERTS/UNIT:MARFORRES G-3/-/TEL: (504) 697-7193//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM ALL MARINES THAT THE USNA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE USNA FOR THE CLASS OF 2016, ENTERING 28 JUNE 2012.  MARINES MAY ONLY APPLY TO THE USNA.  NAPS OBTAINS ITS STUDENTS FROM USNA APPLICATIONS 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.  INFORMATION.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST READ REFERENCE (B) REGARDING EDUCATION BENEFITS AND CONTACT THEIR BASE EDUCATION OFFICER FOR COUNSELING REGARDING BENEFITS IF SELECTED FOR USNA OR NAPS.  FURTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF EDUCATION BENEFITS MAY BE DIRECTED TO HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION BRANCH (MRV); AT DSN 278-9550 OR COMMERCIAL (703)784-9550.
3.  BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY ARE:
A.  MUST NOT HAVE PASSED 23RD BIRTHDAY ON 1 JULY OF THE YEAR OF ADMISSION TO THE ACADEMY.
B.  MUST NOT BE MARRIED, PREGNANT, OR HAVE INCURRED OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTHOOD.
C.  POSSESSES A STRONG HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE INDICATING THE POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED AT THE USNA.  FLEET APPLICANTS RANKED IN THE TOP 40 PERCENT OF THE CLASS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ARE TYPICALLY CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE.
D.  POSSESSES A 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 550 IN MATH AND 500 IN CRITICAL READING WITH A COMBINED SCORE OF 1050 OR AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) SCORES OF 24 IN MATH AND 22 IN ENGLISH.  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 MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO RETAKE THE TEST DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.  STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1 MARCH 2012 FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MET THE REQUIRED MINIMUM STANDARDS AND WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR SCORES.
E.  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 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 SCIENCE.
F.  MILITARY TOP PERFORMERS WHO POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL,PAST AND PRESENT COMMAND MARINES OF THE QUARTER/YEAR, AND TOP 20 PERCENT PERFORMERS IN "A" AND "C" FOLLOW-ON SCHOOLS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR A COMMISSION THROUGH THE USNA.
G.  GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND UNQUESTIONABLE LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES, AS DETERMINED BY COMMAND INTERVIEW AND MILITARY RECOMMENDATIONS.
H.  NO RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION UNDER UNIFORM CODE OF JUSTICE (UCMJ), ARTICLE 15, OR CONVICTION BY CIVIL COURT (EXCEPT MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS) DURING THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
I.  OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL FITNESS, AS DETERMINED BY THE CANDIDATE FITNESS ASSESSMENT (CFA) AND RECENT PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS.
4.  CANDIDATES WITH STRONG ACADEMIC AND MILITARY BACKGROUNDS MAY RECEIVE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS TO THE USNA.  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 USNA THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
5.  SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.  DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE CLASS OF 2016 IS 31 JANUARY 2012.  THE FIRST STEP IS FOR APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT THEIR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS ON-LINE AT WWW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS (ALL LOWERCASE) 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.  THE USNA OPERATES ON A ROLLING ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND IT IS ENCOURAGED THAT ALL APPLICANTS AIM FOR EARLY SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS.  ALL COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH ALL ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
6.  AFTER BECOMING AN OFFICIAL CANDIDATE, MARINES SHOULD FOLLOW ENCLOSURE (1) OF REFERENCE (A) TO REQUEST SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NOMINATION.  COMMANDERS SHOULD FOLLOW ENCLOSURE (2) OF REFERENCE (A) TO PROVIDE AN ENDORSEMENT TO THEIR MARINES' APPLICATION.  BOTH ENCLOSURES SHOULD BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO:  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, CANDIDATE GUIDANCE OFFICE, 117 DECATUR ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21402-5018, ATTN: FLEET LIAISON.  ENCLOSURE (3) OF REFERENCE (A) SHALL NOT BE USED AS THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS ALLOWS MARINES TO REQUEST THEIR TRANSCRIPTS.
7.  DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1 MARCH 2012.  PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1 MARCH 2012 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED.  PACKAGES RECEIVED WITHOUT THE MARINE'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDING OFFICER RECOMMENDATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.  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 1-410-293-1825/1839 /DSN 281; OR E-MAIL ETCS MAXWELL, EMAXWELL@USNA.EDU.
8.  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 THE MARINE CORPS.  ONCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER, CONTACT DODMERB IMMEDIATELY AT 1-800-841-2706 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.  REF E PROVIDES MEDICAL STANDARDS.
9.  TRANSFER POLICY.
A.  ORDERS MAY BE DECLINED IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND THE USNA OR NAPS.  IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFER TO NEW DUTY STATION, ALL CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING ORDERS RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT'S ORIGINAL COMMAND, SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE NEW COMMAND.  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.
B.  ACTIVE DUTY:  TO THE USNA OR NAPS, TRANSFER ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMEA) ONCE APPLICANTS ARE FOUND PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL ORDERED TO THE USNA OR NAPS ARE TRANSFERRED WITH THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRED BY REFERENCE (D).
C.  RESERVE MARINES:
    (1)  30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF ORDERS TO MARINE CORPS BARRACKS WASHINGTON DC, THE UNIT MUST ENSURE THE MARINE WILL HAVE TWO YEARS REMAINING ON CONTRACT FROM 1 JULY OF THE YEAR THE RESERVE MARINE IS TO ENTER THE USNA.  IF THE MARINE DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED TIME REMAINING ON CONTRACT, THE MARINES MUST RE-ENLIST FOR ENOUGH TIME TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT AS PER REFERENCE (D).
    (2)  UNIT WILL ISSUE INVITATION ORDERS AFTER CONTACTING MARFORRES G-1 FOR FUNDING INFORMATION.  ORDERS WILL DIRECT NOMINATED RESERVIST TO REPORT TO MARINE BARRACKS, WASHINGTON DC ONE WORKING DAY PRIOR TO USNA REPORT DATE.
    (3)  UPON NOTIFICATION BY MARINE BARRACKS THE UNIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE MARINE'S TRAVEL CLAIM IS PAID PROPERLY. THE MARINE IS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR WITH A RUC OF 86974.
    (4)  QUESTIONS RELATED TO FUNDING OR THE ORDERS PROCESS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO MARFORRES G-1 OR HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (RAP-3).
10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USNA IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY WEBSITE AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
11.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE ACTIVE RESERVE.
12.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MARADMIN.
13.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEP 12.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN JOSEPH L. OSTERMAN, CG, MCRC.//