Please review the Membership Eligibility and Categories if you haven't already done so and do not attempt to join us if you are not eligible. All applications to join USNA Out are carefully verified:
  • Alumni: we use the Register of Alumni produced by the Naval Academy Alumni Association.
  • Faculty/Staff: we are pretty good at our sleuthing.
  • Midshipmen: we most frequently use Facebook to confirm your status. If you are not on Facebook, you are to be highly commended, but we may need to have a short exchange of emails to confirm you.
  • Parents: in one of the “comments” boxes in the application, please provide us with name of your qualifying Midshipman/former Midshipman and relate your interest in USNA Out.


  • After you submit your application here, you will be sent an email to the address which you have provided confirming we received your application. After we are able to verify that you are eligible for membership, you will be sent a second email with instructions on how to log into the site.

    If you do not receive an email from us immediately after you hit the “Create new account” button, please check your spam filter for a message from <webadmin@usnaout.org>.
    Account information
    Spaces are allowed; punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, and underscores.
    A valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail.
    Please re-type your e-mail address to confirm it is accurate.
    Additional Account Info
    Please comment on any concerns or amplifying info required above (how you found us, personal references, etc.). You may also provide any other comments for the USNA Out leadership. Staff: it might be helpful if you let us know your department. Parents: please tell us the name & USNA class of your qualifying Midshipman/alumnus child and relate to us your interest in USNA Out. Spouses/Partners: please tell us the name & class of your qualifying alumnus. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    This field is NOT displayed in the Membership Roster. It is used only by Member Administrators for the purpose of understanding our membership statistically. If you have to ask what a MSM is, you probably aren't. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    Please enter your "Alfa Code" a.k.a. "Laundry Number." This is used to verify your status as an alumni. If you forgot your alfa code . . . hmmmm. Parents of alumni please enter “parent.” USNA staff please enter “staff.” Partner/spouses of alumni please enter “partner.” The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    Were you given the "boot" because of your sexual identity? Please check if "YES" - otherwise please leave blank. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
    Roster Info
    This OPTIONAL field is new and being phased-in as members update their profiles. This field can be displayed in the online MEMBER ROSTER viewable only by verified USNA Out members who are logged in. If you OPT OUT of the online roster, then this field is ignored.
    Your “Personal Information” entered here (except for Alfa Code) will be entered into the online “Members Roster” visible to all verified members unless you specifically OP OUT of the onine roster in the “Special Preferences” section below.
    Parents: graduation year of child alumnus; spouse/partners: grad year of spouse/partner; staff, select “usna staff.”
    If you did not graduate or did not commission, enter "N/A"
    GURL=1100 / Surface 1110 / Subs 1120 / Pilot 1310 / NFO 1320 etc.... for complete listings, see Bupers Publication for BILLET AND OFFICER DESIGNATOR CODES. Marines you are on your own. If you know of a good online reference to Marine Officer MOS's, please let us know so that that we may add to these instructions. If you did not get commissioned, please fill in with "N/A"
    where you currently reside.
    Link your Facebook or other page to our Member Roster. Enter the address of your Facebook page (or other URL) without the leading ‘http://’ , otherwise members will get an error. Example: enter facebook.com/markzuckerberg or facebook.com/profile.php?id=123345789. If you don't want to list a web page, please fill in with usnaout.org/mo/no-web or we will do that for you.
    You may have the name of your spouse/partner displayed in the Member Roster. Again, the Member Roster is only viewable by verified USNA Out members who are logged in.
    If left blank, only administrators will have access to your email address, however other will still be able to contact you through “your personal contact form” unless disabled below (not recommended).
    (OPTIONAL) Please feel free to share any other information about yourself that you would like displayed your profile in the Member Roster, such as why you are becoming a member of USNA Out, duty stations, etc. Again, the Member Roster is only viewable by verified USNA Out members who are logged in.
    Special Preferences
    This is a non-moderated discussion group to share ideas and discuss among the other members of the group. You can opt-out at any time by following the instructions to unsubscribe at the bottom of every discussion group message. Your request to join will only be noted upon initial registration here at USNA Out. To be invited into the discussion group after you are a registered member, please use the CONTACT tab above.
    The Member Roster is viewable only by registered AND verified USNA Out members. Check this box ONLY if you WANT TO REMAIN HIDDEN from other USNA Out members. Your personal information above will still be visible to the “member administrators” (currently SHANGLE, BENDER, JAMES, HALL). You may change this and all preferences at any time by visiting “My Account.”
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