My son is in a NJROTC unit in HS. He is currently a senior (Class of 2024) and the unit cadet commander with a 4.25 weighted GPA. He researched the JROTC nomination. It is a USNA form and letter of recommendation from the senior JROTC instructor. He sent the form and letter in mid October and received his nomination at the end of October and his appointment to the USNA the second week of November for the class of 2028. Usually only 20 slots at USNA or so are available for JROTC nominations and high school kids compete with college ROTC kids. We are very proud of him. It can be done, grades, hard work, being well rounded. He also pursued congressional nominations but won’t need one. He is committed to USNA. I think it’s cool that he didn’t have to rely on a congress critter.
Do you have statistics on the national breakdown of which service-connected category received the nomination for each of the branches? Just want to know, out of the 20 reserved for the service-connected nominations, which category below received most of the nominations? 1. Sons and Daughters of "career military personnel" (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard) 2. Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard Soldiers 3. Sons and Daughters of Deceased or Disabled Armed Forces Veterans 4. Children of Medal of Honor recipients 5. Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
My son is in army JROTC now and has been taking the steps towards a service academy. He is looking at air force or coast guard. My question is if he talks to his JROTC instructor or maybe later the ROTC instructor at his university and they are not aware of the fact that they have the ability to nominate for the service academys is there something we can show them or point in the right direction to bring that information to light. Thank you for any help
Hi there, unless his Army JROTC is a unit with distinguished honors, his unit can only nominate to West Point. You can access the regulations here: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/7442 Each academy has a form to complete for the JROTC nomination. Recommend reaching out to the appropriate admissions to obtain that form/guidance.
Question 1 - So we thought we had a good handle on all of this. Then I start reading various comments and realize we do not! Our specific situation... son is now a senior at a military prep high school (Army). We understand the school does have the "Unit of Distinction" designation. We thought these were the only units that could give nominations (not all Army JROTC Senior Army Instructors can do so) and the SAI could only nominate for USMA. Am I reading correctly that the SAI at a Unit of Distinction can nominate to other academies??? Question 2 - We know MOC can now do 15 nominations per. However, we're being told that a MOC can only have a certain number at a given academy at a given time. Does this mean if a Congressman will still have 5 at the USMA in the upcoming school year then there is no reason to seek that nomination? Again - we thought we had a good grasp on all this and now... :-( Signed: LostAndConfused!!!
Richard, definitely understand how confusing this process is. Your son is eligible for the Army JROTC nomination only to West Point, unless he is in a unit of distinction, then he is eligible for a JROTC nomination to the Air Force Academy and Naval Academy. Regarding Congressional nominations, each Member of Congress has 5 vacancies for each Academy. Sometimes additional vacancies open up, and this is when you have 2-3 students fill those vacancies at an academy in a single year. However, there will always be at least one open vacancy. The key here to note is that students who do not have a Congressional nomination CANNOT compete on the National Waiting List. You do not want to avoid seeking a Congressional nomination -- seek all three! -Capt Dach
My son is in a NJROTC unit in HS. He is currently a senior (Class of 2024) and the unit cadet commander with a 4.25 weighted GPA. He researched the JROTC nomination. It is a USNA form and letter of recommendation from the senior JROTC instructor. He sent the form and letter in mid October and received his nomination at the end of October and his appointment to the USNA the second week of November for the class of 2028. Usually only 20 slots at USNA or so are available for JROTC nominations and high school kids compete with college ROTC kids. We are very proud of him. It can be done, grades, hard work, being well rounded. He also pursued congressional nominations but won’t need one. He is committed to USNA. I think it’s cool that he didn’t have to rely on a congress critter.
Congrats to your son! Obtaining one of those 20 slots is no small feat. Best of luck to him as he prepares for a career in Naval service.
Do you have statistics on the national breakdown of which service-connected category received the nomination for each of the branches? Just want to know, out of the 20 reserved for the service-connected nominations, which category below received most of the nominations?
1. Sons and Daughters of "career military personnel" (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard)
2. Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard Soldiers
3. Sons and Daughters of Deceased or Disabled Armed Forces Veterans
4. Children of Medal of Honor recipients
5. Army Junior and Senior ROTC Programs and Honor ROTC Units of Other Services
Hi there, the 20 nominations you mentioned are only for ROTC/JROTC
My son is in army JROTC now and has been taking the steps towards a service academy. He is looking at air force or coast guard. My question is if he talks to his JROTC instructor or maybe later the ROTC instructor at his university and they are not aware of the fact that they have the ability to nominate for the service academys is there something we can show them or point in the right direction to bring that information to light. Thank you for any help
Hi there, unless his Army JROTC is a unit with distinguished honors, his unit can only nominate to West Point. You can access the regulations here: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/7442 Each academy has a form to complete for the JROTC nomination. Recommend reaching out to the appropriate admissions to obtain that form/guidance.
Question 1 - So we thought we had a good handle on all of this. Then I start reading various comments and realize we do not! Our specific situation... son is now a senior at a military prep high school (Army). We understand the school does have the "Unit of Distinction" designation. We thought these were the only units that could give nominations (not all Army JROTC Senior Army Instructors can do so) and the SAI could only nominate for USMA. Am I reading correctly that the SAI at a Unit of Distinction can nominate to other academies???
Question 2 - We know MOC can now do 15 nominations per. However, we're being told that a MOC can only have a certain number at a given academy at a given time. Does this mean if a Congressman will still have 5 at the USMA in the upcoming school year then there is no reason to seek that nomination? Again - we thought we had a good grasp on all this and now... :-(
Signed: LostAndConfused!!!
Richard, definitely understand how confusing this process is. Your son is eligible for the Army JROTC nomination only to West Point, unless he is in a unit of distinction, then he is eligible for a JROTC nomination to the Air Force Academy and Naval Academy. Regarding Congressional nominations, each Member of Congress has 5 vacancies for each Academy. Sometimes additional vacancies open up, and this is when you have 2-3 students fill those vacancies at an academy in a single year. However, there will always be at least one open vacancy. The key here to note is that students who do not have a Congressional nomination CANNOT compete on the National Waiting List. You do not want to avoid seeking a Congressional nomination -- seek all three! -Capt Dach