Armed Services
U.S. Army Recruiting Station
1604 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 617-773-6045 U.S. Navy Recruiting Station 1604 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 617-479-2000 Air National Guard Army National Guard U.S. Merchant Marine |
U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting
1604 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 617-472-6650 U. S. Air Force Recruiting 1604 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 617-479-7950National Guard 96 Central Street Hingham, MA 02043 781-741-8349 U.S. Army Reserve U.S. Coast Guard |
Colleges Affiliated with the Military
Norwich University
Military College of Vermont Northfield, VT 05663 802-468-NORWICH Mass Maritime Academy 101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 800-544-3411 Maine Maritime Academy Pleasant Street Castine, ME 04420 800-227-8465Other U.S. and Canadian Maritime Colleges California Maritime Academy 200 Maritime Academy Drive Vallejo, CA 94590 800-561-1945 Canadian Coast Guard College 1190 Westmount Road Westmount, NS B1R2J6 Canada 902-564-3660 |
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Northwestern Michigan College 1701 East Front Street Traverse City, MI 49686 800-748-0566 x1200 Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland 155 Ridge Road St. Johns, NF A1C5R3 Canada 800-563-5799 Seattle Maritime Academy 4455 Shilshole Avenue, NW Seattle, WA 98107 206-782-2647 State University of New York Maritime College 6 Pennyfield Avenue Throggs Neck, NY 10465 718-409-7200 Texas A&M Maritime 200 Seawolf Parkway Galveston, TX 77553 800-850-6376 |
SERVICE ACADEMIES AND ROTC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSWhile all juniors should begin exploring possible educational programs following graduation, those interested in the Service Academies and the R.O.T.C. scholarship programs must begin as soon as possible to insure that they receive full consideration.
SATs should be taken by May of the junior year. Open houses can be visited during the summer. The first step in securing an appointment to one of the academies is to request a Pre-Candidate questionnaire. See Sample Letter A. Addresses follow: |
The Academies
Admissions Office:
U.S. Military Academy Building 606 West Point, NY 10996-1797 845-938-4041 Admissions Office: U. S. Air Force Academy 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200 U.S.A.F. Academy, CO 80840-5025 800-443-9266Admissions Office |
Admissions Office:
U.S. Naval Academy 117 Decatur Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5018 410-293-4361 Admissions Office: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 10024 800-732-6267 |
The second step is to write to each of your senators and your congressman and ask that they consider you as one of their nominees. In this letter you should indicate your first, second, third, and fourth choices for academies as well as:
Boston, MA 02203
Deadline for applications is November 1st. See Sample Letter B.
The Coast Guard Academy has an admissions procedure similar to other highly competitive colleges. However, there is no nomination process involved. Write directly for an application:
Admissions Office
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
31 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195
860-444-8500
Preparation While in High School:
DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS
Inquire about the Section 702 of the Choice Act if attending an out-of-state public university. More information can be found here on the VA website here http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill as well as on this fact sheet.
- Name, address, and telephone number
- Date of birth and Social Security Number
- High School Name and year of graduation
- Names of your parents
- Congressman Stephen Lynch
1495 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02169 - Senator Elizabeth Warren
2400 JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
Deadline for applications is November 1st. See Sample Letter B.
The Coast Guard Academy has an admissions procedure similar to other highly competitive colleges. However, there is no nomination process involved. Write directly for an application:
Admissions Office
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
31 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195
860-444-8500
Preparation While in High School:
- English: 4 years
- Math (through Calculus): 4 years
- Foreign Language: 2 years
- Laboratory Science: 2 years
- American History: 1 year
DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS
Inquire about the Section 702 of the Choice Act if attending an out-of-state public university. More information can be found here on the VA website here http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill as well as on this fact sheet.