Permit to Report Letters

PERMIT TO REPORT TO U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
FOR ADMISSION AS MIDSHIPMAN
Dear XXXXXX:
You have accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy and are hereby
authorized to report at 1030 on 6/29/2021 to the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland, to be sworn in as a Midshipman, U.S. Navy.
YOU MUST BRING THIS PERMIT WITH YOU AND PRESENT IT AND
OTHER SPECIFIED FORMS AT THE TIME OF REPORTING FOR
ADMISSION ON INDUCTION DAY.
Please refer to the Permit to Report Information Booklet, for detailed information,
instructions, and updates to Induction Day. This Information Booklet can be found on the
Permit to Report website: www.usna.edu/admissions/PermitToReport. So that there will
be no delay in admitting you as a Midshipman, these instructions should be carefully read
and followed.
If you choose to decline your appointment, you must email
[email protected] to decline your offer immediately.
May this mark the beginning of your continued success and achievement as a
member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 2025.
Sincerely,

M. J. HWANG
Director, Nominations and Appointments

Candidate Name

Candidate #

Information about the USNA Class of 2025

Academic Background System (ABS)
The online USNA Academic Background System (ABS) for the class of 2025 will be available
beginning on or about April 1st, 2021. Information about your background and prior coursework
is used to place you in appropriate classes and determine your eligibility for validation exams.
To access ABS you need a computer with a current web browser and an internet connection.
You must ensure cookies are enabled. You must also have an active email account to
communicate with us.
First go to the website http://www.usna.edu/Academics/Candidate-Information/index.php to read
general information, then follow the link to the ABS login page. You may reach this website by
navigating from USNA’s website (usna.edu) Academics  Candidate Information.

To sign in to ABS, your user ID is your candidate number
and your password is your date of birth in MMDDYYYY format.
You do not need to finish all sections contained in ABS at once; you may return later to complete
or update your entries. You should finish entering all of the ABS requested information and
complete the required exams as soon as possible but certainly before Induction Day.

Need Help?
1. Problems logging in? Ensure that you have entered your candidate number exactly as shown in
USNA correspondence and your date of birth is in MMDDYYYY format. There may be a database
update lag, but if you have waited more than 10 days after your acceptance should have arrived in
Annapolis, please email Dr. Williams, the Deputy Director for Academic Advising, at
[email protected] with your name, candidate number and email address.
2. Part of the data submitted gets lost? Avoid timeouts by submitting your work within 30 minutes
of your last submission; upgrade to latest version of your browser, or use a computer with a
different internet service provider (ISP). Normally, exam attempts will not be reset, but if you wish
that your exam attempt be reset due to technical difficulties, please email Dr. Williams, the Deputy
Director for Academic Advising, at [email protected] for consideration.
3. Unable to access the website (USNA and/or ABS) at all? Try another computer with a different
internet service provider (ISP). Access to USNA’s website may be blocked for some ISPs due to
past security problems with those ISPs.
4. Other problems? Please email Dr. Williams, the Deputy Director for Academic Advising, at
[email protected] with a brief description of the problem for assistance.

Additional information about many aspects of our Academic program is accessible from the
USNA Home Page  Academics. Of special interest to you may be our Course Validation Policy, which
is available at www.usna.edu/Academics/Candidate-Information/Course-Validation-Policy.php