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Tim Kaine

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

Verified from office page · last checked 2026-05-20
Application portal
https://www.kaine.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations ↗

This is the official .senate.gov page for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine'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
Spring 2026
Panel format
Competitive panel — online questionnaire + emailed/mailed transcripts
Interview window
October–November 2026
The take your guidance counselor won't give you

Virginia applicants: BOTH Warner AND Kaine — Warner's Oct 1 4pm + Kaine's Oct 2 11:59pm = back-to-back deadlines. The questionnaire is online; transcripts emailed to [email protected] or mailed in one package.

Don't put all your eggs in one MOC

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine 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.

Your other MOCs we've verified

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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. Senator Tim Kaine's official .senate.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 If anything is out of date, the official office page is authoritative.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