United States Service Academies

Kennewick School DistrictSeptember November 28, 2012

What are Service Academies?

• The United States Service Academies are Federal Academies for the undergraduate education and training of Commissioned Officers for the United States Armed Forces.

United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Air Force Academy

• Students at Service academies incur a five year active duty commitment, and if in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps have an additional three year reserve commitment.

While students at the academies, all Cadets and Midshipmen receive free room, board and medical care, and pay no tuition. Students at all of the academies except the Merchant Marine Academy are paid approximately $10,000 per year.

The latest estimate for the value/cost of a service academy education is $285,000.

Admissions•Admissions criteria include: High academic performance Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) Athletics and extracurricular activities Leadership positions, community involvement Work experiences • Must be U. S. citizen between 17 and 22 years old upon entrance • Must be unmarried with no legal obligation to support a child, and be of good moral character

• Candidates for admission also must undergo a physical aptitude test as well as a medical examination demonstrating they are qualified to be commissioned as an officer

HONOR CODES

Cadets and Midshipmen are persons of integrity: They stand for that which is right.

All of the Service Academies have Honor Codes. With very minor variations, they all provide “A cadet/midshipman does not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do.”

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• Over 33 Academic Majors, includingOver 33 Academic Majors, including– EngineeringEngineering

• Aero/Astronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, & SystemsAero/Astronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, & Systems– Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and ChemistryMathematical Sciences, Physics, and Chemistry– Computer Science and Computer EngineeringComputer Science and Computer Engineering– EconomicsEconomics– Biology and Basic ScienceBiology and Basic Science– History, Political Science, Legal Studies and HumanitiesHistory, Political Science, Legal Studies and Humanities– Behavioral Science and Social ScienceBehavioral Science and Social Science– MeteorologyMeteorology– Military Doctrine, Operations, and StrategyMilitary Doctrine, Operations, and Strategy– Foreign Area StudiesForeign Area Studies– ManagementManagement– Space OperationsSpace Operations– Operations ResearchOperations Research– EnglishEnglish

USAFAUSAFA• Air Force Careers Air Force Careers

– Flight Careers Flight Careers • Bomber, Fighter, Transport, & Helicopter PilotsBomber, Fighter, Transport, & Helicopter Pilots• Electronic Warfare OfficersElectronic Warfare Officers

– Engineering Engineering – Space OperatorsSpace Operators

• Space engineers, Space aggressors, AstronautsSpace engineers, Space aggressors, Astronauts– Flight SurgeonsFlight Surgeons– Missile OperationsMissile Operations– Weather OfficersWeather Officers– Intelligence OfficersIntelligence Officers– Public AffairsPublic Affairs– LogisticsLogistics

• Supply and TransportationSupply and Transportation– Computer and Communications OfficersComputer and Communications Officers– Finance and Contracting OfficersFinance and Contracting Officers

Academic MajorsMechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Government

Management

Operations Research and Computer Analysis

Marine & Environmental Sciences

Most first duty assignments as a newly commissioned ensign are at sea as a deck watch officer aboard a Coast Guard Cutter.

A limited number of new ensigns are assigned to flight school and a few others go to larger land bases, but the vast majority goes to sea.

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Private-Sector Maritime Industry

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USNA Majors by Group

• Aerospace Engineering• Electrical Engineering• General Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Naval Architecture• Ocean Engineering • Systems Engineering

• Economics • English • History• Political Science

Group I: Engineering & Weapons• Chemistry• Computer Science• General Science• Mathematics• Oceanography• Physics• Quantitative Economics

Group II: Mathematics & Science

Group III: Humanities & Social Sciences

The Corps Starts Here!The Corps Starts Here!

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Mr. Kerry Lawrence, USMA 1970

The Premier The Premier Institution for Leader Institution for Leader DevelopmentDevelopment

USMA MissionUSMA Mission

To educate, train, and inspire the To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a graduate is a commissioned leader commissioned leader of characterof character committed to the committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of prepared for a career of professional excellence and service professional excellence and service to the Nation as an to the Nation as an officer in the officer in the United States ArmyUnited States Army..

Educate

Train

Inspire

Elements of ExcellenceElements of Excellence

Whole Person Development– Leadership– Education– Small Classes, Excellent Faculty– Spiritual and Physical Development

Academic Achievement– 90% of West Point graduates

will obtain a post-graduate Degree– Rhodes, Marshall, and Hertz Scholars

National Post-Graduate National Post-Graduate ScholarshipsScholarships

Rhodes Rhodes (since 1923) (since 1923) Rhodes Rhodes (since 1923) (since 1923) Marshall Marshall (since 1982) (since 1982) Marshall Marshall (since 1982) (since 1982) Hertz Hertz (since 1969) (since 1969) Hertz Hertz (since 1969) (since 1969)

Harvard 293

Yale 197

Princeton 166

USMA 86

Stanford 75

: :

USNA 41

USAFA 34

Harvard 99Princeton 60Stanford 50Yale 47MIT 36USMA 33Brown 31: :USNA 16USAFA 9

MIT 99

Stanford 62

Princeton 40

USMA 37

Harvard 36

USAFA 28

: :

Yale 14

USNA 9

Source: www.dean.usma.edu/scholarships

Academic ProgramThe Curriculum

10-14 Electives for Major10-14 Electives for Major

8 Military Science8 Military Science

The CoreThe Core

16 Courses in Humanities, 16 Courses in Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, and Behavioral Sciences, and

Social SciencesSocial Sciences

11 Courses in Math,11 Courses in Math,Basic Sciences, and Basic Sciences, and

InformationInformationTechnologyTechnology

7 Physical Education7 Physical Education

3 Courses in an 3 Courses in an Engineering SequenceEngineering Sequence

Whole Candidate Whole Candidate ConceptConcept

West Point seeks West Point seeks

well-rounded young people well-rounded young people

who demonstrate excellent who demonstrate excellent

academic ability, academic ability,

leadership potential, leadership potential,

and overall fitness. and overall fitness.

ACADEMICABILITY

60%

ACADEMICABILITY

60%

CANDIDATE FITNESS

ASSESSMENT10%

CANDIDATE FITNESS

ASSESSMENT10%

CADET

LEADERSHIPPOTENTIAL

30%

LEADERSHIPPOTENTIAL

30%

Successful CandidatesSuccessful Candidates

“Whole Candidate” Evaluation

Washington 2011 Accepted Candidate Averages/Ranges

SAT (Math + Verbal: 1298 (Range 1020 -1600) Varsity athletic letters: 4.2 (Range 0-10)Activities: 6 (Range 0 - 10)

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PROSPECTS: Quality students everywherePROSPECTS: Quality students everywhere

LEADS: Students interestedLEADS: Students interested

CANDIDATES: Open filesCANDIDATES: Open files

NOMINATEDNOMINATED

QUALIFIEDQUALIFIED

OFFERSOFFERS

ACCEPTSACCEPTS

NEW CADETSNEW CADETS

SUMMER SEMINARS

West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy all offer Summer Seminar programs in June to students who have just completed their junior year of high school. – Superior SAT/ACT scores and high school performance– Demonstrated achievement and leadership in athletics and

extracurricular activities– Physically fit and in good health – Positive attitude, self-disciplined, and of good moral

character

Applications for Summer Seminar and admission to the academies open in December of junior year of high school. Selections are made in January/February.

Nominations

Applicants to all service academies, except the UnitedStates Coast Guard Academy, are required to obtain aNomination to the school. Nominations may be madeby Senators, Representatives, the President and theVice President. Applicants to the Coast Guard Academy compete in adirect nation-wide competitive process that has noby-state limitations.

NOMINATIONS ARE THE EASIEST PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS!!!!!

Service Academy Preparatory Schools

Strengthen the academic potential of candidates. Admission is restricted to those Students who have applied to an academy, failed initially to qualify academically, but who have demonstrated ability to qualify with additional academic preparation.

Civilian Preparatory Schools/Scholarships

Selected “fully qualified” candidates receive partial scholarships from alumni associations

HOW CAN YOU HELP?Identify good candidates

Inform 8-11th grade students

Admissions Information meetings

September 29 Everett

October 13 Spokane

College Fair – Seattle November 8-9

www.westpoint.edu

kerryclaw@aol.com

GAME TIME!!