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Virginia — Academy Nomination Guide
You have 2 Senators + 11 House Representatives with authority to nominate you to a service academy. Apply to all three of yours. Different essays, different panels, different deadlines — but multiple nominations only help.
The math for Virginia
Virginia sends a maximum of 195 current cadets to USMA, USNA, and USAFA combined (13 MOCs × 5 enrolled per MOC × 3 academies). Open vacancies per year: roughly 58.5 across the three academies. That's the cap — your actual odds depend on applicant pool size in your specific district and Senate seat.
Your U.S. Senators
SenatorDDeadline: 2026-10-01
Mark R. Warner
Earliest big-state deadline — October 1, 2026 at 4 PM. Virginia is hyper-competitive given Pentagon/military proximity; don't miss this date...
SenatorDDeadline: 2026-10-02
Tim Kaine
Virginia applicants: BOTH Warner AND Kaine — Warner's Oct 1 4pm + Kaine's Oct 2 11:59pm = back-to-back deadlines. The questionnaire is onlin...
Your U.S. House Representative
Virginia has 11 House districts. You apply to YOUR district's rep only — not all of them. Find yours below.
We haven't sourced Virginia's House reps yet
Find your House Rep at house.gov ↗
Enter your ZIP code. Each rep's nomination page is on their .house.gov subdomain.
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