Bill Hagerty

Your guide to getting a service academy nomination from U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty's office.

Verified from office page · last checked 2026-05-20

Application portal

https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations/ ↗

This is the official .senate.gov page for U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty's service academy nomination process. We don't accept applications — your office does.

What we know

2026 deadline (for entry summer 2027)

2026-10-02

Application typically opens

2026-02-16

Panel format

Competitive panel

Interview window

October–November 2026

The take your guidance counselor won't give you

Application window is Feb 16 – Oct 2 for the Class of 2031. Plenty of runway — but Tennessee has 9 House districts so you have 11 MOCs total to consider applying to in the state.

Don't put all your eggs in one MOC

U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty is one of three Members of Congress with authority to nominate you. Apply to ALL of them. Different essays, different panels, different deadlines. Multiple nominations only HELP your odds — they don't hurt.

Plus your House Rep if not listed above — find your district at house.gov ↗

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