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Veterans often have to resort to their House Representatives to facilitate VA claims sitting in limbo, as one example of dealing with a Federal Agency. Also, t

Veterans often have to resort to their House Representatives to facilitate VA claims sitting in limbo, as one example of dealing with a Federal Agency. Also, this is HN so I'll be a little pedantic: you do not HAVE to be nominated to go to a service academy; there are other paths. One such for the Navy is being enlisted and applying to a couple of programs, Nuclear being the most common. Being nominated is only one path, though I believe it is the most common. Note that this is one way in which I know for a fact donations get abused (I went to high school with someone who got a Naval Academy spot because his father donated a large sum, though he did have the grades).

snowwrestler 4y ago
Thanks, good examples. And since we’re being pedantic… :-) All applications do require a nomination, but you are correct that Congressional offices are not the only source of nominations. > To receive an offer of appointment to the Naval Academy, an applicant must obtain a nomination from an official source. There are many nomination sources and applicants are encouraged to apply to all available sources. https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/Nomination-Sources.php https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/Nomination-Sources.php