Service Academy Program

Contact: LTC Thomas Bowen, USA (Ret)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

West Point class of 1982

Since 1910, with the introduction of the “Army-Navy Program,” Marion Military Institute has placed hundreds of America’s finest and brightest young men and women into our nation’s five Service Academies:

United States Military Academy @ West Point, NY
United States Naval Academy @ Annapolis, MD (US Navy & Marine Corps)
United States Air Force Academy @ Colorado Springs, CO (US Air Force & Space Force)
United States Coast Guard Academy @ New London, CT
United States Merchant Marine Academy @ Kings Point, NY

In your effort to earn admission into one of our nation’s five Service Academies, you may ask, “Why should I select MMI’s Service Academy Program?”

HERE’S WHY:

Our record and reputation of helping young college men and women earn entrance into their Service Academies is unparalleled:

48 appointments in 2024
54 appointments in 2023
71 appointments in 2022
101 appointments in 2021
96 appointments in 2020
92 appointments in 2019
96 appointments in 2018
See specifics at SAP Appointment History

Academically, we are second to none:

We prepare our SAP cadets well for their Academies in our high quality, fully accredited STEM and humanities courses (Chemistry, Physics, Pre-Calculus and Calculus, English Composition, and American History (American History West Pointers only in lieu of Physics)) that are aligned with the needs of each Academy.
We assign specific Service Academy academic advisors (West Point, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine) to those seeking admission
Our Academic Success Center provides one-to-one or group tutoring in every SAP subject
We provide 32 hours of quality ACT and SAT test preparation by a recognized, professional tutor

You will develop your leadership through hands-on experience:

You can earn cadet chain of command positions from squad leader through battalion commander
You can lead your company’s Honor Education Team or competitive intramural team
You can lead in any of our more than dozen cadet clubs (e.g., Honor Guard, Color Guard, White Knights Precision Drill Team, Ethics Bowl, SCUBA Tigers, Pistol Team, Flying Tigers, Chorus, Band, and the Leaders’ Club)
You can lead your lab group or classroom discussions

We will challenge you physically:

Through executing organized, centrally-run SAP physical training (PT) 3 times weekly
Through your undertaking the Candidate Fitness Assessment, the Physical Readiness Test, and/or the Physical Fitness Exam
Through engaging in high energy athletic clubs (e.g., Swamp Fox, Ranger Challenge, Obstacle Course Race Team, Swim Club), some of which are regionally competitive
Through lifting in our excellent weight rooms and swimming in our 75 foot-long pool
Through participating in company-level intramurals, year-round in a variety of sports
Through participating in 1 of our 9 NJCAA athletic teams as a recruited athlete

You will undergo a Service Academy-like experience in our SAP:

We will immerse you into a military-like environment that exacts and develops self-discipline
You will live under our Honor Code and our honorable way of life
You will live under a regulations and discipline system similar to that of the Academies themselves
Above all, and through undergoing the arduous, rigorous lifestyle of a Marion SAP cadet, you will develop character, that single element that carries you through performance of your duty, whatever the cost.

READ LTC BOWEN’S PERSONAL LETTER TO PROSPECTIVE SAP CADETS

SAP Requirements

All SAP candidates must be morally, physically, medically, and academically sound. All candidates must, as a minimum, meet all ROTC standards.

Age 17-22, U.S. Citizen
Unmarried with no dependents
ACT score of 24 or above, or
SAT score of 1160 (580 Math / 580 Evidence Based Reading & Writing) or more with both a math and a critical reading scores above 580
3.0 high school GPA