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Academy Nominations
To be considered for an appointment
to one of the U.S. service academies,
an applicant must have a nomination
from his or her Representative,
Senator, or the Vice President of
the United States. As the Representative
for Mississippi's 3rd District,
Congressman Pickering may have five
students from the district attending
each of the academies at any one
time.
To be eligible for a nomination,
the student must be at least 17
years old, but not have passed their
22nd birthday, as of July 1 of the
year of admission. Applicants must
also be unmarried, not pregnant,
have no legal obligation to support
children or other dependents, and
be a U.S. citizen.
Admittance to the Service Academies
is very competitive. Before nominating
an applicant Congressman Pickering
carefully evaluates each applicant's
academic record. Therefore, all
applicants should include their
high school transcripts, class rank,
and either the Scholastic Assessment
Test or American College Testing
scores with a letter requesting
nomination. Along with this information,
applicants should include their
date of birth, year in school, name
of school, county of residence,
and social security number. In addition,
please provide three letters of
recommendation from individuals
that are familiar with your work
or scholastic experience.
Once Congressman Pickering has
collected the information from interested
applicants, he follows a competitive
nomination process. With this method,
Congressman Pickering submits to
an academy an unranked slate of
up to ten nominees for each vacancy
in his allotment. The candidates
are then ranked in order of merit
in accordance with the chosen academy.
The most highly qualified is selected
by the academy for an offer of admission.
If you are interested in seeking
a Congressional nomination, please
include the necessary information
and send it to Congressman Pickering
at:
Rep. Chip Pickering
229 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-5031
For more information regarding the
academy nominations offered by each
of the academies, you can visit
each of the service academy's web
sites.
US Military Academy
(West Point)
www.usma.edu
US Naval Academy
www.usna.edu
US Air Force Academy
www.usafa.af.mil
US Coast Guard Academy
www.cga.edu
US Merchant Marine Academy
www.usmma.edu
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