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10 U.S.C. § 8458 — Midshipmen: qualifications for admission
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**(a)** Each candidate for admission to the Naval Academy—
(1) must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed his twenty-third birthday on July 1 of the calendar year in which he enters the Academy; and
(2) shall be examined according to such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes, and if rejected at one examination may not be examined again for admission to the same class unless recommended by the Academic Board.
**(b)** Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3) through (9) of [section 8454(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8454/a&num=0&edition=prelim) must be domiciled in the State, or in the congressional district, from which he is nominated, or in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, if nominated from one of those places.
**(c)** Each candidate nominated under clause (2) or (3) of [section 8454(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8454/b&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) must be a citizen of the United States;
(2) must have passed the required physical examination; and
(3) shall be appointed in the order of merit from candidates who have, in competition with each other, passed the required mental examination.
**(d)** To be admitted to the Naval Academy, an appointee must take and subscribe to an oath prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy. If a candidate for admission refuses to take and subscribe to the prescribed oath, the candidate’s appointment is terminated.
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**(a)** Each candidate for admission to the Naval Academy—
(1) must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed his twenty-third birthday on July 1 of the calendar year in which he enters the Academy; and
(2) shall be examined according to such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes, and if rejected at one examination may not be examined again for admission to the same class unless recommended by the Academic Board.
**(b)** Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3) through (9) of [section 8454(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8454/a&num=0&edition=prelim) must be domiciled in the State, or in the congressional district, from which he is nominated, or in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, if nominated from one of those places.
**(c)** Each candidate nominated under clause (2) or (3) of [section 8454(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8454/b&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) must be a citizen of the United States;
(2) must have passed the required physical examination; and
(3) shall be appointed in the order of merit from candidates who have, in competition with each other, passed the required mental examination.
**(d)** To be admitted to the Naval Academy, an appointee must take and subscribe to an oath prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy. If a candidate for admission refuses to take and subscribe to the prescribed oath, the candidate’s appointment is terminated.
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**(a)** To be eligible for admission to the Academy a candidate must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed his twenty-third birthday on July 1 of the year in which he enters the Academy.
**(b)** To be admitted to the Academy, an appointee must show, by an examination held under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, that he is qualified in the subjects prescribed by the Secretary.
**(c)** A candidate designated as a principal or an alternate for appointment as a cadet shall appear for physical examination at a time and place designated by the Secretary.
**(d)** To be admitted to the Academy, an appointee must take and subscribe to the following oath—“I, ____________, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States, paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty I may owe to any State or country whatsoever; and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior officers, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” If a candidate for admission refuses to take this oath, his appointment is terminated.
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**(a)** The authorized strength of the Corps of Cadets of the Academy (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of the academic year) is 4,400 or such lower number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (j). Subject to that limitation, cadets are selected as follows:
(1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examinations from the children of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 100 per centum resulting from, wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service, children of members who are in a “missing status” as defined in [section 551(2) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and children of civilian employees who are in “missing status” as defined in [section 5561(5) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5561/5&num=0&edition=prelim). The determination of the Department of Veterans Affairs as to service connection of the cause of death or disability, and the percentage at which the disability is rated, is binding upon the Secretary of the Army.
(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(3) Ten cadets from each State, five of whom are nominated by each Senator from that State.
(4) Five cadets from each congressional district, nominated by the Representative from the district.
(5) Five cadets from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
(6) Four c
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8458
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 93–171,
see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–171, set out as a note under
section 7442 of this title.
NUMBER
OF
ALTERNATE-APPOINTEES
FROM
CONGRES-
SIONAL SOURCES NOT TO BE REDUCED BECAUSE
OF
ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
Nonreduction of number of appointees from congres-
sional sources under this section because of additional
presidential appointments under section 6954(b)(1) of
this title, see note set out under section 7443 of this
title.
§ 8458. Midshipmen: qualifications for admission
(a) Each candidate for admission to the Naval
Academy—
(1) must be at least 17 years of age and must
not have passed his twenty-third birthday on
July 1 of the calendar year in which he enters
the Academy; and
(2) shall be examined according to such regu-
lations as the Secretary of the Navy pre-
scribes, and if rejected at one examination
may not be examined again for admission to
the same class unless recommended by the
Academic Board.
(b) Each candidate for admission nominated
under clauses (3) through (9) of section 8454(a) of
this title must be domiciled in the State, or in
the congressional district, from which he is
nominated, or in the District of Columbia, Puer-
to Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin
Islands, if nominated from one of those places.
(c) Each candidate nominated under clause (2)
or (3) of section 8454(b) of this title—
(1) must be a citizen of the United States;
(2) must have passed the required physical
examination; and
(3) shall be appointed in the order of merit
from candidates wh
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