Military Academy Nominations

Thank you for answering the call to serve! Applications for a Congressional Nomination to the U.S. Service Academy graduating classes of 2030 are now OPEN.  

Academy Day

Our next Academy Day will be on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. At our Academy Day, you can hear directly from leaders of West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy about the application process.  For more information, reach out to fl09service.academy@mail.house.gov.

HOW NOMINATIONS ARE COMPLETED

Choosing the most qualified candidates to nominate to a United States Service Academy is an honor and no easy task. Nominations are based on a “whole-person” evaluation. This includes factors such as academic achievements, standardized test scores, extra-curricular activities, leadership skills, character, motivation, and letters of recommendation.

In order to ensure the utmost level of fairness and quality in this competitive nomination process, Congressman Soto has put together a group of qualified and experienced military individuals to serve on the Service Academy Nomination Board. This board will review all applications, interview all prospective nominees, and make recommendations of the most qualified candidates for Congressman Soto.

Congressman Soto believes this is the fairest, most efficient, and most practical way to select skilled and qualified candidates to nominate to the U.S. Service Academies.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant for a nomination must meet the following eligibility requirements as of July 1st of the year of admission to an academy:

1. Be a citizen of the United States.
2. Be at least 17 years old, but not have passed your 23rd birthday.
3. Must reside within the boundaries of the 9th Congressional District of Florida.
4. Be unmarried, not pregnant, and without legal obligation to support children or other dependents.
5. Must meet the medical, physical, and academic requirements of the Academy.
6. Display strong moral character, leadership skills, and unbending integrity.

2025 SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATION

If you have any questions, please email fl09service.academy@mail.house.gov.

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