Military & Service Academies
Military Info & ASVAB
The Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery (ASVAB) will be given in the EHS Lecture Hall on TO BE ANNOUNED in Fall 2025. Students will receive an Eagle Absence for the test.
There is no cost for the ASVAB. 10th - 12th graders are welcome to sign up. Results are typically delivered to EHS within 3 weeks; Ms. Velhagen will announce a results presentation & students will be able to use their career feedback to research and learn about careers -- both military & civilian -- that might be a good fit for them.
Sign up here for the ASVAB!
U.S. Service Academies
U.S. Service Academies, also known as Military Academies, are highly competitive, elite 4-year colleges, which are free to attend and require a certain number of years of military service upon graduation. All except for the Coast Guard Academy require a Congressional or other political nomination.
Read this advice on how to prepare/stand out as a candidate for Service Academies.
The U.S. Service Academies are:
- U.S. Air Force Academy
- U.S. Military Academy West Point (Army)
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Merchant Marine Academy
- U.S. Naval Academy *
*The U.S. Marine Corps falls under the Department of the Navy; as such, prospective Marine Officers are selected from midshipmen and women at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. There is no Marine Corps Academy.