I am a 14 high schooler interested in joining annaplois out of high school. Im a freshmen and i have earned my pilots lisence,i have done over 50 hours of community service. im also in rotc and have been dedictated to it since the begining.i have letters of recomendations and i also pull mostly a's with some b's. what else can i do to ensure a path to annapolis it have been a dream of mine since about 5th grade,i would also like to no anythign u can tell me about naval aviators,thats wat i currently want to do..

Sounds like you're headed the right direction.

well ya so far but its pretty hard to get into,is there nothing else i can do

You need a recommendation from your local Congressman (Senator, House member, Governor).

i have recomendations from 3 differnt commanders in the navy does that count for any thing

send them to yer congressman an see.

SKELIEMAN like Gunny said you are on tract just finish your High School hang with your ROTC and keep those recomendations secure then when the time is right go see a Officers Recuriter everything will come together.

How to be a ringknocker

can any of u tell me how to get into contact with a senator or congress man

How to contact your senator

contacting your congressman or woman

ok i sent a message to the arizona senators, do i want to send it to others?

Ah, a double-poster... I'll just copy this from the U.S. Navy thread:

Hi Skelieman~

I would say you're on the right track at your current age. The main goal you have right now is getting accepted to the Academy. Since you're still just a freshman with the intention of joining right out of high school, it's in your best interest to go balls-to-the-wall in high school and finish out the last 3 1/2 years strong. The selection process for high school graduates is more stringent. There will be thousands of applicants across the country with 4.0 GPAs, varsity athletic letters, JROTC, etc. etc. etc. that you'll be in competition with.

The best bet for you is to study hard, get and maintain good grades, and above all else, don't let peer pressure fail you in the end. If you're active in sports, that will help a lot. As far as recommendations, that's great; but, see if you can't forward those recommendations to congressmen and get nominations from them. This is a tedious process that involves a lot of essay writing, letter writing, appointment scheduling and interviews to get someone to nominate you for a slot.

As far as schooling, get good at math, physics, chemistry and English. You will be required to take up to Calculus III plus one semester of higher order math. Chemistry is a ball-buster for over 50% of freshmen. You will take at least 2 semesters of physics because every degree from the Academy is a Bachelors of Science (regardless of your major). Finally, my biggest bit of advice is to learn English, writing and grammar. It will KILL you if you can't get that down by the time you finish high school.

Enough with academics. Get to working out as well. The minimum physical standard every semester is roughly 65 situps, 45 pushups and a 10:30 mile and a-half run.

Only in your junior year will you be able to apply for the service selection of your choice. You'll get a good chance at Pilot or Naval Flight Officer, but there's also a good chance of getting your 3rd or 4th choice and getting disappointed.

Let me know if you have any questions after this. In the meantime, focus on the short-term.

i do not no how to send messages directly so..

wat is my minumum gpa thats required for school and i was also wondering if they look for community service becuase i have been doing a lot of that becuase i heard they really look for that(not positive its true) so i did that and joined an organization called sadd arizona (students aginst drunk driving) which i do a lot of foundraisers.is there somthing in perticular they really look for besides grades

When it comes to your essays, they'll probably ask about your contributions or extracurricular activities. Feel free to list those.

Another large factor I forgot to mention is SAT or ACT scores.

ok well i definetly have extracuricular i do football a lot of rotc and the sadd, i have a little bit of extra time should i maybe get more?? and i dont have to worry bout the SAT ACT scores yet becuase im only a freshmen so i dont take them tell late in my sophmore year

What types of extracuricular activites do you suggest to do to make my record look better, i do marching band, track, basketball and other clubs like NHS and cehemistry club

Skelieman, finish HS, while doing so work on your spelling. You made at least 10 spelling errors in your short post, which is a flat E-. They don't take guys who can't spell into the NA. Requirements you can download. Senator/Congressman isn't so important, your grades&fitness are.

(faints)


Goodness gracious, that was hard to read!

Are you back home Bjd

English is not properly taught in schools these days -- I know an English high school teacher who has horrible grammar.

As for spelling -- a computer can correct those little problems for one.