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Jim McGovern

Your guide to getting a service academy nomination from U.S. Representative Jim McGovern's office.

Partially verified · last checked 2026-05-20
Application portal
https://mcgovern.house.gov/helping-you/service-academy-nominations-faq.htm

This is the official .house.gov page for U.S. Representative Jim McGovern's service academy nomination process. We don't accept applications — your office does.

What we know

2026 deadline (for entry summer 2027)
Not yet verified — check the office page
Application typically opens
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Panel format
Competitive panel
Interview window
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The take your guidance counselor won't give you

McGovern's office runs one of the better-documented FAQs — read it cover to cover before you apply.

Don't put all your eggs in one MOC

U.S. Representative Jim McGovern 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 ↗

Service Academy Toolkit

This page is part of the Honest MOS Service Academy Toolkit — free, no upsell, no consultancy fees. Data verified from U.S. Representative Jim McGovern's official .house.gov nomination page on 2026-05-20. The page is re-verified by our refresh script regularly. If anything is out of date, the official office page is authoritative.

Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards