FISCAL YEAR 2008 ACTIVE DUTY APPLICATIONS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE NAVAL ACADEMY PREPA

MARADMINS : 660/07

R 021639Z NOV 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO MARADMIN
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 660/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2008 ACTIVE DUTY 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/SECNAV ALNAV/YMD:20070501// REF/D/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC
MRON1/YMD:19920417//
POC/T. L. DURDEN/GS-9/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/-/TEL:(703)
784-9446// AMPN/REFERENCE (A) IS MCO 1530.11G APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ADACEMY (USNA) AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS).REFERENCE (B) IS MCO 1560.28B VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCEBENEFITS. REFERENCE (C) IS SECNAV ALNAV 048/07 ENLISTED APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. REFERENCE (D) IS MCO 1306.17F ADMINISTRATION OF MARINES APPOINTED MIDSHIPMAN OR CADETS IN FEDERALSERVICE ACADEMIES OR NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNITS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM ALL MARINES THAT THE USNA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE USNA FROM ENLISTED MARINES IN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
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. 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) AND BE FORWARDED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT (ATTN:
NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS OFFICE), U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, 117 DECATUR ROAD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21402, BY 31 JANUARY 2008. DEADLINE FOR ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS 1 MARCH 2008. PACKAGES COMPLETED BEFORE 1 MARCH 2008 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ADMISSIONS BOARD AS SOON AS RECEIVED. PACKAGES RECEIVED WITHOUT THE MARINE'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDING OFFICER WILL NOT REVIEWED. EARLY APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY OFFERS OF APPOINTMENT TO THE USNA OR EARLY SELECTION TO NAPS. PLEASE SUBMIT PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS ON-LINE AT WW.USNA.EDU/ADMISSIONS/PRE- APPLICATION. BE SURE TO
USE HIGH SCHOOL ETS CODE 999998 AS A FLEET APPLICANT.
3. INFORMATION. A. 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,
MARINE CORPS, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION BRANCH (MRV);AT DSN 278-9550 OR COMMERCIAL (703)784-9550.
B. 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.
C. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY ARE:
(1) MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
(2) HAVE GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.
(3) BE AT LEAST 17 AND NOT HAVE REACHED AGE 23 ON 1 JULY OF THE YEAR THEY WOULD ENTER THE ACADEMY.
(4) UNMARRIED, NOT PREGNANT AND HAVE NO DEPENDENTS FOR WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE.
D. PER REFERENCE (C) A COMBINED SCORE OF AT LEAST 1050 IS REQUIRED ON THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 550 IN MATH AND 500 IN CRITICAL READING. A COMBINED SCORE OF
46 IS REQUIRED ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 24 IN MATH AND 22 IN ENGLISH. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS HAVE QUALIFYING SAT OR ACT SCORES BEFORE APPLYING.
E. 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 (MMEA) ON OR ABOUT
1 MAY 2008. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL ORDERED TO THE USNA OR NAPS ARE TRANSFERRED WITH THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRED BY REFERENCE (D). ORDERS MAY BE DECLINED IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND THE USNA OR NAPS.
B. 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.
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. ADDITIONALLY, INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING (410) 293-1858, DSN 281-1858 OR BY EMAIL AT WWW.USNA.EDU.
5. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MARADMIN.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN RICHARD T. TRYON, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND.//