Congressman Dan Lipinski is currently accepting nomination request letters form young men and women in the Third Congressional District who want to enter a U.S. Service Academy in 2018.
These academies include:
Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO
Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD
West Point Military Academy in West Point, NY
Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY
(If you’re wondering about the Coast Guard Academy, those admissions are based on a nationwide competition with no congressional nominations.)
Interested? Here are the details.
Potential candidates must:
- Have reached their 17th birthdays and not passed their 23rd birthdays on July 1 of the year they would enter the academy
- Be a United States citizen
- Have graduated from high school
- Be unmarried
- Have taken the ACT and/or SAT
- Have met the stringent entrance requirements of their preferred academy
How the Candidates are Evaluated
The selection of nominees is based upon a “whole person” evaluation. Although nominations will not be made until January of 2018, all interested persons are encouraged to submit their written requests as soon as possible. The deadline for completed files is November 27th, 2017. Please be advised that a congressional nomination does not guarantee acceptance into the academy.
How Do I Submit a Request?
Nomination requests should be submitted to Rep. Lipinski’s office at 6245 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. If you have additional questions, reach out by phone at 773-948-6223. Good luck!