Applications for the prestigious service academies are handled by the Congressional offices of the applicants’ home state. If you would like to apply through Senator Blumenthal’s office, the online application and detailed instructions will become available on this website on May 20th, 2025.
Should you have any questions, please email the office at Service_Academy@blumenthal.senate.gov
An application file is considered complete in Senator Blumenthal’s office when it contains the following five (5) items:
All mailed documents can be sent to Senator Blumenthal's Hartford Office:
The Office of Senator Richard Blumenthal
United States Senator
Attn: Academy Nomination Coordinator
90 State House Square
Tenth Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Materials submitted to Senator Blumenthal's office will not be returned to the applicant. For an application to be considered complete it must be filled out entirely and all additional documents above received in Senator Blumenthal's Office by 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 30th, 2025*. Any application file not completed by this time will not be considered. Those candidates who did not receive an appointment in previous years and desire to reapply are required to complete a new application package.
Once received, the file will be updated as soon as possible. Applicants may check their status on-line by logging into the Senator's Service Academy web site. Soon after your application has been completed, you will be sent an acknowledgment.
Applications must be completed and received at Senator Blumenthal’s Hartford Office no later than 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, September 30, 2025. If you do not comply with the deadline, your file will be CLOSED as INCOMPLETE and you will NOT be considered for a nomination. Should you decide for any reason that you no longer wish to pursue a nomination after you have opened a file with Senator Blumenthal’s office, please notify his office in writing. Staff time and resources are spent on maintaining candidates' files, thus your courtesy in advising the Senator of a wish to withdraw your file would be most appreciated.
Applicant interviews will be conducted in-person on Saturday, November 1st and Sunday, November 2nd, 2025.