Academy Nomination Application for the office of Congressman Ken Buck

Application Deadline - Midnight, Thursday, October 1, 2021

This includes reference letters.

All applicants will be notified by phone or email regarding interview dates, to be scheduled in October or November.  For questions, please contact Maria Secrest maria.secrest@mail.house.gov or 970-702-2136.

Coronavirus update: Because recent ACT/SAT test dates have been cancelled, you may submit your application without test scores. Once you have tested, you may email your official scores directly to Congressman Buck’s staff at molly.ford@mail.house.gov. All other application items must be submitted by October 1st, but we'll be accepting test scores by email through November 15th.

Please check with ACT/SAT for updated testing schedules. 

You are required to provide three or more letters of recommendation: one from your math or science teacher, one from your principal or counselor, and one from a community member such as a coach, clergy or scout leader. You may not use a family member as a reference.

Your references may submit their recommendation letter on Congressman Buck's website by clicking on "Services" and "Military Academy Nominations." 

Be sure to request letters from your references well in advance of the application deadline. An applicant cannot be considered if the correct three recommendation letters have not been submitted on his or her behalf by the deadline. Each applicant is responsible for ensuring the recommenders have submitted their letters on time. You should contact Congressman Buck's office in advance of the deadline to confirm we have received all your letters of recommendation so that, if we have not, there is still time for your recommenders to submit them.

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By signing below, I am requesting that Congressman Ken Buck consider my application for a Congressional Nomination to a U.S. Service Academy that I have listed. I understand that I am applying for a Congressional Nomination and that the Military Service Academy will make the actual appointment. I further understand it is my responsibility to understand and complete the application process for the Service Academy(ies), including the Medical Entrance exam.

I hereby certify that I am a legal resident of the Fourth Congressional Disitrict of the State of Colorado and meet all of the eligibility requirements as stated in the information guide and application provided by the office of Congressman Ken Buck.  I further affirm that I have never been convicted or arrested for violating a state or federal statute.

I understand that the deadline for this application is midnight, October 1, 2020.  It is my responsibility to ensure that all parts of my application have been recieved by Congressman Buck's office, and if all information has not been submitted by midnight, October 1, 2020, I understand that my application will not be considered.

I, the undersigned, certify that all information contained in this application is correct to the best of my ability.  I certify that Congressman Buck and his staff have permission to take any photographs at an event pertaining to my Service Academy nomination request, and that my personal information within this application, including my personal photograph, will be shared only with individuals assisting in the nomination process, including Congressman Buck, his staff, and his Service Academy panelists.

Please contact Maria Secrest at 970.702.2136 or maria.secrest@mail.house.gov for additional information or to check the status of your file.

Note: Information submitted with your application cannot be returned.  Information is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C Section 552 (a), as amended and to the Freedom of Information Act, Section 552.