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Application Process - Final Steps
If you are named an official candidate
for admission (the qualifications on your Questionnaire or Application
are deemed competitive (or acceptable) by a Military Academy admission
officer) you must complete all the parts of the application package
that will be mailed to you.
Don’t delay completing all
parts of the application. Student applicants are offered admission as
their records become complete – so don’t wait.
The required application steps include:
- Completing the full application form, including 3 letters of recommendation,
writing an essay, submitting official transcripts, etc.
- Completing a medical examination directly from the Department of
Defense Medical Examination Board (DoDMERB),
- Completing the Physical Aptitude Examination ( PAE ) given by a
recognized official of a Military Academy ,
- Conducting an interview with an Academy representative.
Don’t hesitate to contact your local Liaison Officer for each
Academy for help. Liaison Officers are Military Academy representatives
assigned to a district or area. They can help you through the
entire application process and also serve as one of your evaluators. Their
evaluation is very important to your success of getting admitted to
a military academy so be courteous and respectful.
WARNING! Have a back-up plan even if you are accepted to one
of the military academies. You should (must?) apply to colleges
in addition to the military academies. Why? Because of
academy medical qualifications. We know of two separate instances
where students were accepted to military academies and ended up injured
(broken bones) just a few weeks before their scheduled departure for
their academy. As a result, these students were medically disqualified
and were rejected as incoming cadets. They were rejected because
they were not physically fit to conduct all the required physical tests
and activities that are mandatory at military academies. Both
students were very fortunate; they applied and were accepted to colleges
other than military academies. These students were able to accept
admission and attend 4-year colleges only because they had back-up
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