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The admissions process to the U.S. service academies is an extensive and very competitive process. The Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy all require an applicant to submit an online file and proceed through pre-candidate qualification before an application is provided.
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.
The Greystone Preparatory School [1] Program situated on the campus of University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR serves to prepare candidates for nomination, appointment and success at one of the five U.S Federal Service Academies: United States Air Force Academy; United States Naval Academy [2] United States Military Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine , branches of the United States Armed Forces , and the transportation industry.
Jun. 25—WASHINGTON, Dc. Congressman — August Pfluger is proud to announce that ten students have received a total of eleven appointments to one of our country's top-tier U.S. Service Academies ...
Exempted service academy superintendents from three-star caps, but required them to retire at the end of their terms. Increased basic pay cap for general and flag officers from Level V to Level III of the Executive Schedule. Repealed reduction in military retired pay while serving in civilian offices. USA, USN, USAF, USMC: Act of October 30, 2000
The nomination was rescinded due to "violation of Academy campaign regulations."
The Academy was envisioned in 2006 by Chris Myers Asch and Shawn Raymond. The Public Service Academy Act was first introduced in March 2007 by Hillary Clinton and Arlen Specter in the Senate and James Moran and Christopher Shays in the House of Representatives. In the 110th Congress, the bill had 24 Senate co-sponsors and 123 House co-sponsors.