Navy Pairs Future Admirals with Local 'Sponsor Parents'—OMB Wants Your Input
Published Date: 9/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The Navy’s Naval Academy is asking for approval to keep collecting info for its Sponsor Program, which pairs new midshipmen with local families for support. About 800 people will fill out a form once a year to help match midshipmen with safe, compatible sponsors. Comments on this plan are open until October 26, 2026, and the process takes about an hour per person.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Volunteer Sponsor Form — 1 Hour Burden
If you apply to be a Naval Academy sponsor, you will be asked to fill out a form once a year. The notice says about 800 people will respond each year, each response takes about 1 hour, and providing the information is voluntary.
Sponsor Screening Enables Safe Matches
The information collected is used to check sponsor eligibility and compatibility so midshipmen can be matched with safe, local sponsor families. The notice says the collection is needed to determine if a sponsor family is "safe" and to match sponsor and fourth-class midshipmen interests.
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