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Transcript of United States Service Academies Kennewick School District September November 28, 2012.
United States Service Academies
Kennewick School DistrictSeptember November 28, 2012
What are Service Academies?
• The United States Service Academies are Federal Academies for the undergraduate education and training of Commissioned Officers for the United States Armed Forces.
United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Air Force Academy
• Students at Service academies incur a five year active duty commitment, and if in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps have an additional three year reserve commitment.
While students at the academies, all Cadets and Midshipmen receive free room, board and medical care, and pay no tuition. Students at all of the academies except the Merchant Marine Academy are paid approximately $10,000 per year.
The latest estimate for the value/cost of a service academy education is $285,000.
Admissions•Admissions criteria include: High academic performance Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) Athletics and extracurricular activities Leadership positions, community involvement Work experiences • Must be U. S. citizen between 17 and 22 years old upon entrance • Must be unmarried with no legal obligation to support a child, and be of good moral character
• Candidates for admission also must undergo a physical aptitude test as well as a medical examination demonstrating they are qualified to be commissioned as an officer
HONOR CODES
Cadets and Midshipmen are persons of integrity: They stand for that which is right.
All of the Service Academies have Honor Codes. With very minor variations, they all provide “A cadet/midshipman does not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do.”
United States Air Force United States Air Force AcademyAcademy
Colorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs, Colorado
USAFAUSAFA(United States Air Force Academy)(United States Air Force Academy)
• Over 33 Academic Majors, includingOver 33 Academic Majors, including– EngineeringEngineering
• Aero/Astronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, & SystemsAero/Astronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, & Systems– Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and ChemistryMathematical Sciences, Physics, and Chemistry– Computer Science and Computer EngineeringComputer Science and Computer Engineering– EconomicsEconomics– Biology and Basic ScienceBiology and Basic Science– History, Political Science, Legal Studies and HumanitiesHistory, Political Science, Legal Studies and Humanities– Behavioral Science and Social ScienceBehavioral Science and Social Science– MeteorologyMeteorology– Military Doctrine, Operations, and StrategyMilitary Doctrine, Operations, and Strategy– Foreign Area StudiesForeign Area Studies– ManagementManagement– Space OperationsSpace Operations– Operations ResearchOperations Research– EnglishEnglish
USAFAUSAFA• Air Force Careers Air Force Careers
– Flight Careers Flight Careers • Bomber, Fighter, Transport, & Helicopter PilotsBomber, Fighter, Transport, & Helicopter Pilots• Electronic Warfare OfficersElectronic Warfare Officers
– Engineering Engineering – Space OperatorsSpace Operators
• Space engineers, Space aggressors, AstronautsSpace engineers, Space aggressors, Astronauts– Flight SurgeonsFlight Surgeons– Missile OperationsMissile Operations– Weather OfficersWeather Officers– Intelligence OfficersIntelligence Officers– Public AffairsPublic Affairs– LogisticsLogistics
• Supply and TransportationSupply and Transportation– Computer and Communications OfficersComputer and Communications Officers– Finance and Contracting OfficersFinance and Contracting Officers
Academic MajorsMechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Government
Management
Operations Research and Computer Analysis
Marine & Environmental Sciences
Most first duty assignments as a newly commissioned ensign are at sea as a deck watch officer aboard a Coast Guard Cutter.
A limited number of new ensigns are assigned to flight school and a few others go to larger land bases, but the vast majority goes to sea.
United States Merchant Marine AcademyUnited States Merchant Marine Academy
Private-Sector Maritime Industry
United States Merchant Marine AcademyUnited States Merchant Marine Academy
Strategic Military Sealift
UUNITED NITED SSTATES TATES NNAVALAVAL AACADEMYCADEMY
UUNITED NITED SSTATES TATES NNAVALAVAL AACADEMYCADEMY
USNA Majors by Group
• Aerospace Engineering• Electrical Engineering• General Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Naval Architecture• Ocean Engineering • Systems Engineering
• Economics • English • History• Political Science
Group I: Engineering & Weapons• Chemistry• Computer Science• General Science• Mathematics• Oceanography• Physics• Quantitative Economics
Group II: Mathematics & Science
Group III: Humanities & Social Sciences
The Corps Starts Here!The Corps Starts Here!
Directorate of AdmissionsDirectorate of AdmissionsUnited States Military AcademyUnited States Military Academy
United States Military United States Military AcademyAcademy
Mr. Kerry Lawrence, USMA 1970
The Premier The Premier Institution for Leader Institution for Leader DevelopmentDevelopment
USMA MissionUSMA Mission
To educate, train, and inspire the To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a graduate is a commissioned leader commissioned leader of characterof character committed to the committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of prepared for a career of professional excellence and service professional excellence and service to the Nation as an to the Nation as an officer in the officer in the United States ArmyUnited States Army..
Educate
Train
Inspire
Elements of ExcellenceElements of Excellence
Whole Person Development– Leadership– Education– Small Classes, Excellent Faculty– Spiritual and Physical Development
Academic Achievement– 90% of West Point graduates
will obtain a post-graduate Degree– Rhodes, Marshall, and Hertz Scholars
National Post-Graduate National Post-Graduate ScholarshipsScholarships
Rhodes Rhodes (since 1923) (since 1923) Rhodes Rhodes (since 1923) (since 1923) Marshall Marshall (since 1982) (since 1982) Marshall Marshall (since 1982) (since 1982) Hertz Hertz (since 1969) (since 1969) Hertz Hertz (since 1969) (since 1969)
Harvard 293
Yale 197
Princeton 166
USMA 86
Stanford 75
: :
USNA 41
USAFA 34
Harvard 99Princeton 60Stanford 50Yale 47MIT 36USMA 33Brown 31: :USNA 16USAFA 9
MIT 99
Stanford 62
Princeton 40
USMA 37
Harvard 36
USAFA 28
: :
Yale 14
USNA 9
Source: www.dean.usma.edu/scholarships
Academic ProgramThe Curriculum
10-14 Electives for Major10-14 Electives for Major
8 Military Science8 Military Science
The CoreThe Core
16 Courses in Humanities, 16 Courses in Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, and Behavioral Sciences, and
Social SciencesSocial Sciences
11 Courses in Math,11 Courses in Math,Basic Sciences, and Basic Sciences, and
InformationInformationTechnologyTechnology
7 Physical Education7 Physical Education
3 Courses in an 3 Courses in an Engineering SequenceEngineering Sequence
Whole Candidate Whole Candidate ConceptConcept
West Point seeks West Point seeks
well-rounded young people well-rounded young people
who demonstrate excellent who demonstrate excellent
academic ability, academic ability,
leadership potential, leadership potential,
and overall fitness. and overall fitness.
ACADEMICABILITY
60%
ACADEMICABILITY
60%
CANDIDATE FITNESS
ASSESSMENT10%
CANDIDATE FITNESS
ASSESSMENT10%
CADET
LEADERSHIPPOTENTIAL
30%
LEADERSHIPPOTENTIAL
30%
Successful CandidatesSuccessful Candidates
“Whole Candidate” Evaluation
Washington 2011 Accepted Candidate Averages/Ranges
SAT (Math + Verbal: 1298 (Range 1020 -1600) Varsity athletic letters: 4.2 (Range 0-10)Activities: 6 (Range 0 - 10)
.
The Recruiting FunnelWhat is our workload?
findfind
informinform
inspireinspire
QUALIFYQUALIFY
36,959
15,171
4,285
2,629
1,357
~1,200
1,192
539,107
SELECTSELECT
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inspireinspire
PROSPECTS: Quality students everywherePROSPECTS: Quality students everywhere
LEADS: Students interestedLEADS: Students interested
CANDIDATES: Open filesCANDIDATES: Open files
NOMINATEDNOMINATED
QUALIFIEDQUALIFIED
OFFERSOFFERS
ACCEPTSACCEPTS
NEW CADETSNEW CADETS
SUMMER SEMINARS
West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy all offer Summer Seminar programs in June to students who have just completed their junior year of high school. – Superior SAT/ACT scores and high school performance– Demonstrated achievement and leadership in athletics and
extracurricular activities– Physically fit and in good health – Positive attitude, self-disciplined, and of good moral
character
Applications for Summer Seminar and admission to the academies open in December of junior year of high school. Selections are made in January/February.
Nominations
Applicants to all service academies, except the UnitedStates Coast Guard Academy, are required to obtain aNomination to the school. Nominations may be madeby Senators, Representatives, the President and theVice President. Applicants to the Coast Guard Academy compete in adirect nation-wide competitive process that has noby-state limitations.
NOMINATIONS ARE THE EASIEST PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS!!!!!
Service Academy Preparatory Schools
Strengthen the academic potential of candidates. Admission is restricted to those Students who have applied to an academy, failed initially to qualify academically, but who have demonstrated ability to qualify with additional academic preparation.
Civilian Preparatory Schools/Scholarships
Selected “fully qualified” candidates receive partial scholarships from alumni associations
HOW CAN YOU HELP?Identify good candidates
Inform 8-11th grade students
Admissions Information meetings
September 29 Everett
October 13 Spokane
College Fair – Seattle November 8-9
www.westpoint.edu
GAME TIME!!