Fiscal Year 2005 Active Duty Applications to the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Preparatory School

RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM ALL MARINES THAT THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
(USNA) OR NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL (NAPS) FROM ENLISTED
MARINES IN THE MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE. MARINES MAY
APPLY TO THE USNA ONLY. NAPS OBTAINS ITS STUDENTS FROM USNA
APPLICANTS 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). ALTHOUGH THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 30 JANUARY 2005,
EARLY APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY OFFERS OF
APPOINTMENT TO THE USNA OR EARLY SELECTION TO NAPS. PLEASE SUBMIT
PRE-APPLICATIONS ON-LINE AT WWW.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 OFFICE FOR COUNSELING
REGARDING BENEFITS IF SELECTED FOR NAPS OR THE NAVAL ACADEMY. 
FURTHER INQUIRIES REGARDING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF EDUCATION
BENEFITS MAY BE DIRECTED TO HQMC, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION BRANCH (MRV);
POC MR. VALMAN CUMMINS 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:
MUST BE UNITED STATES CITIZEN; HAVE GOOD MORAL CHARACTER; BE AT LEAST
17 AND NOT HAVE REACHED AGE 23 ON 1 JULY OF THE YEAR THEY WOULD
ENTER THE ACADEMY; UNMARRIED; NOT PREGNANT AND HAVE NO DEPENDENTS.
 D. A COMBINED SCORE OF 1050 IS REQUIRED ON THE SCHOLASTIC
APTITUDE TEST (SAT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 550 IN MATH AND 500 IN
VERBAL OR A COMBINED SCORE OF 46 IS REQUIRED ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE
TEST (ACT) WITH A MINIMUM SCORE OF 24 IN MATH AND 22 IN VERBAL. 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 ON OR ABOUT 1 MAY 2005. COMMANDING
OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL ORDERED TO THE USNA OR NAPS ARE
TRANSFERRED WITH THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIRED BY REFERENCE (C). 
ORDERS MAY BE DECLINED IF THE APPLICANT DECIDES NOT TO ATTEND THE
USNA OR NAPS.
 B. IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFER TO A 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) 293-1000, DSN 281-1000 OR BY E-MAIL 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.