U.S. Naval Academy looking for enlisted applicants

US Navy Press Releases, 20050229

The U.S. Naval Academy is looking for top quality enlisted personnel to apply for the class of 2004.

The deadline for enlisted application packages is April 1. Applicants that are accepted would enter the academy June 30.

The Secretary of the Navy can appoint up to 170 active and reserve enlisted personnel each year to the academy, with approximately 10 percent of every class entering the Naval Academy being made up of prior enlisted Sailors from the regular and reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps.

"This is an excellent opportunity for enlisted Sailors to earn a bachelor's degree and enhance their naval career," said Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel. "The valuable skills and training these Sailors learned in the fleet will enhance their formal education at the academy."

Applicants may receive a direct appointments to the academy, or if academics need to be strengthened may attend the Naval Academy prep school (NAPS) at Newport, R.I., and then compete for an appointment to the Naval Academy the following year.

Some of the basic requirements to apply include:

- Not passing your 23rd birthday on July 1 of the year of admission into the Naval Academy;

- A high school grade point average of 2.8 or better and ranked in the top 30 percent of the class;

- Combined math and verbal SAT score of 1050, or combined math and verbal ACT score of 46.

For more information on requirements and criteria, see NAVADMIN 019-00, on the BUPERS web site www.bupers.navy.mil. For more information on the United States Naval Academy go to www.usna.edu.