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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When applying to a service academy you are required to obtain a Congressional nomination from one of the following sources:

A member of the U.S. Senate
    A member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    The Vice-President of the United States
    The Governor or Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
    The Secretary of the Army

Each MOC possesses five nomination slots per year across all five service academies. Each senator has the same.[/quote]

Really? How can there be so many applicants, then?[/quote]
Oh please - I worked on the hill and constituents would just call or email their rep, send a blurb about themselves or resume and they would be nominated. The reps want to say xx from their district so it’s an automatic nomination[/quote]
How long ago was this?
Most people give out the nominations through committees. My child recently applied and each had portals, questions, and interviews.  It was thorough and documented. [/quote]

I worked on the Hill and my DH did too.  I was in 3 offices and he was in 4.  Nominations were extremely competitive and handled by a committee back in the state or congressional district.  Many years we weren't even able to nominate 5 to each academy because the candidates didn't make the cut via the selection committee.  That was across the board in all the offices.  The only delegation we both worked in that consistently filled their nominations (BTW, you can nominate but the kid still have to get in!) was CA.  It is just a big state so lots of kids to pick from.  But again, even if the selection committee, filled with Academy grads, selected the kids for nominations not all would get in.  Many would go on to ROTC at Stanford or UCLA.  That is how great these kids were and still couldn't get into an academy.[/quote]

My son went through the nomination process in VA - the process was very rigorous - essays and interview panels for REP and both SEN separately. For parents with interested kids, go to serviceacademyforums.com - lots and lots of information on the nomination process. He is currently at USMA and none of his classmates experienced the "automatic nomination" described above. Perhaps that was a long time ago?[/quote]

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