To develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty,
honor, and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of Naval service and have potential
for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsiblities of command, citizenship, and
government.
The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy often is referred to simply as "Annapolis" although naval officers normally refer to it in conversation as "The Academy," "The Boat School," or "Canoe U." Sports media refer to the Academy as Navy; this usage is officially endorsed. Navy Enlisted personnel, ROTC graduates, Officer Candidate School graduates as well as cadets from the Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Military Academy (West Point), USNA's traditional rivals, often refer to the Naval Academy as "Canoe U or "Shipwreck Tech"." The U.S. Naval Academy was established October 10, 1845.
The Academy's motto is ex scientia tridens, which is Latin for "from knowledge, seapower" (the trident, emblem of the god Neptune, representing seapower)".
The USNA's campus is in Annapolis, Maryland, on the banks of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay.
Students at the Naval Academy are referred to by their military rank (Midshipman). Upon graduation, most Naval Academy Midshipmen are commissioned as Ensigns in the Navy or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps and must serve a minimum of five years after their commissioning. Foreign midshipmen are commissioned into the armed forces of their native countries. Since 1959, midshipmen have been able to "cross-commission," or request a commission in the Air Force, Army, or Coast Guard, provided they meet that service's eligibility standards. Every year, a small number of graduates do this, usually in a one-for-one "trade" with a similarly inclined cadet at one of the other service academies.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 105% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
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Football (Division I-A Independents) Basketball (Patriot League) Baseball (Patriot League) Track (Patriot League) |
| Acceptance Rate: | 13% (Most Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 92% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 620 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 680, Math: 700 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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College vs.Service Academies?
Does anybody have any ideas that can help me figure out whether I should go to a regular college or the Air Force or Naval Academy? Sometimes I feel as if I know in my heart I want to attend an Academy, and even though it would be really hard work, I'd be happy there because that's my sort of personality. Other times I think I'd rather enjoy the freedoms of regular college life and think that there's no way I want to attend an academy. My brother is at the Naval Academy and tells me of all the benefits and how the hard work pays off. I can't choose. How can I decide?
okay, no more ridiculous answers like rascalcode's, I know everything about the academy already you don't have to give me information like how long I have to serve upon graduation. MY BROTHER GOES THERE SO I KNOW. And they don't just teach how to read maps and stuff. Please only people who actually know how to spell and know about the academies and the overall experience answer.
16 months ago
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If you're not a Senior in high school yet, can you find a Junior ROTC program in your area that might give you some experience in a military environment?
If not, you still have time to make your decision. Speak to your brother's friends and classmates about their experiences. Work on being nominated to the Academies you're interested in, and in the meantime, apply to other schools as well. Consider military programs with no military commitment, such as VMI and the Citadel. Norwich College offers both a military college and a non-military college experience.
The above poster isn't entirely correct, as you probably know. As long as you choose to leave a military school before your Junior year, you do not have a military commitment. You're young, and you will have many options. If you choose a military Academy and decide it's not for you you, you can start over at a "regular" college. Additionally, many schools offer ROTC programs. As long as you don't accept an ROTC scholarship, you aren't committed to the military.
I suggest reading "Absolutely American" by David Lipsky. It offers a realistic view of four years (1998-2002) at West Point. It's a great read. Good luck.
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Civil Naval Patrol Perhaps?
Hello. I am an aspiring applicant to the US Naval Academy and was wondering is there a Naval equivalent to the Civil Air Patrol? My friend is going to the US Air Force academy and supposedly it really helps to have it on the applications. I was wondering is there any sort of version of the CAP that would be useful to a future Naval officer? Thank you for your help.
19 months ago
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Yeah I think you are more concerned with a youth organization. Civil Air Patrol has youth and adult functions. So the answer would be not the Coast Guard Auxiliary, But the Sea Cadets.
Here is a link: http://www.seacadets.org/public/
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Will senators be able to nominate me for two academies and would it affect my chances of getting admitted?
20 months ago
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I assume that you are asking about applying to West Point and Annapolis simoultaneously. If you can get letters from your senator fro both, I believe you absolutely can apply to both at the same time. It is similiar to applying to Harvard and Yale at the same time.
Ask your Sentator's district representative to have the letter state that he recommends you for both, or that you need two separate letters. Remember, they usually only recommend a few per year. So good luck.
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United States Naval Academy?
Hey, I am interested in joining the United States Naval Academy. From what I have understood by reading the ifno on their site (www.usna.edu), you have to have a nomination from your local Congress Man/Woman. Is this an automatic admission? I am homeschooled, so I know it will be hard to present a record of my grades, but if I score high on my SAT, will that overcome the record problem? Has anyone here been to the USNA? Any advice on how to get an admission would be appreciated. Thanks.
23 months ago
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Apply to your Congressman and Senators for an appointment. You will have to pass a physical, have good grades and good scores. Most of them run a competitive deal on getting the appointment.
Read the Academy web site. Get started now!
Consider NROTC also. I had the appointment, didn't get a waiver for my eye sight, but got a full scholarship through NROTC.
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I'm a sophomore in high school....what are some requirements...how should i do the interview? waht kind of grades do i need? thanks!
25 months ago
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The best source of information would be the catalogs for the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy. You can write to them and ask for the catalogs. You may need to send a small amount of money for the catalog.
The Academies are very prestigious, and really they are looking for the best of the best. It is true that you need a recommendation from your Congressman or Senator and each of them can recommend two candidates per year to each of the Academies.
If your high school has JR ROTC that might be worth checking out. However ROTC programs in colleges and universities are the nations second source of military officers. While the military won't draw attention to the fact, almost every officer at the highest ranks is an academy graduate.
First, why do you want to go to the academy? What are your goals. You need to be clear on that, and you need to be able to communicate it well.
Grades are important. Do everything you can to get a 4.0, straight A's ( not to worry candidates get accepted without straight A's). But the military is not interested in bookworms only.
Extra curricular actives are also important. I know students who were accepted to the academies with records in with gymnastics, cheer leading ( yes, young women can go the academies.) or work on the volunteer ski patrol.
Think about sports, debate team, boy scouts, many males at the academies are Eagle Scouts. Take the time to become involved in leadership. Class president, or an officer in a school club are good indicators that you have the leadership ability and motivation to succeed.
Fitness is important. I missed out on the academy because I did not take the fitness requirements seriously. Get the catalogs read about the physical fitness tests, and get a program going to be sure you are strong enough. Inside story: most cadets at the academies have trouble during their first Summer of training because they do not have the upper body strength required to succeed at the obstacle courses. Have a regular fitness routine, running, and weights for strength, even if you are star of all your high school sports ( and especially if you more the debate and chess club type!)
If you get in, be prepared for the hardest most difficult experience of your life. They will ask more of you than you can possibly imagine in the first year. All I can say is always remember you are up to it, but they program will push you to the point where you feel like you can't go on. Even them remember you are tough enough to make it through.
Some high schools have JR. ROTC. You could look into this. Another program is the Civil Air Patrol Cadets. Some communities have CAP groups ( civilians who fly search and rescue missions) and these groups may sponsor cadet groups for high school students. CAP is a great program if you can find it.
I want to share an encouraging story. I went to high school with a guy we all called dumb Roy. Well Roy decided he wanted to go to the Air Force Academy. He was passed over the first year he applied because we had better candidates from our high school. He went to college and joined ROTC there. He applied again in his freshman year of college to go to the Academy, and got passed over. Well Roy didn't give up. He kept up in college and worked very hard to be the best in ROTC and applied again in his second year of college and with the recommendation of his ROTC instructor, he was able to get accepted to the Air Force Academy. He It took him 6 years to finish college because at the Academy he had to start over at year 1 even though he had already done well in two years of college. Of the seven students I went to high school with who went onto the military academies, Roy was the only one to finish and is a very happy career Air Force Officer. Success is possible.
Look at who you are, why you want to do this, and put together a program for you next three years that will allow you to do you best.
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