WASHINGTON
— Sen. Chuck Grassley today announced that he is accepting applications from students interested in attending the United States military academies. Applications to the schools for Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines must be completed and sent to Grassley by October 1, 2006.
Grassley is also sponsoring “West Point Academy Nights” on Thursday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines and on Saturday, September 16 at 1 p.m. at the Hoover Presidential Museum, in West Branch. These events are designed to provide information about attending West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York for interested Iowa high school students and their parents.
Major Tim Viles, Admissions Officer from West Point, will present the program and take questions from participants. State Coordinator for West Point Academy, Col. Rich Gaard, also will attend. Please RSVP to Colonel Rich Gaard at 319/382-9313 if you would like to attend one of the academy nights.
“Becoming a member of our nation’s armed services is a brave and honorable achievement. It is great to see so many young Iowans showing interest in the U.S. military academies,” Grassley said. “I encourage outstanding high school students to consider the opportunity to pursue a higher education while they serve our nation.”
Grassley said that young Iowans who wish to attend a military academy should contact him in Washington, D.C. stating their desire to apply to one of the academies. Grassley will then send application forms to the nominee. Young Iowans must be at least 17, but less than 23 years of age by July 1 of the year they would enter. Grassley suggests that those interested in attending a U.S. military academy in the summer of 2007, should begin the application process immediately.
Interested students can learn more on Grassley's website at http://grassley.senate.gov. The links to each academy’s website are available by clicking on “Constituent Services” and then selecting “Academy Nominations.”
Grassley nominates ten young Iowans to each U.S. military academy for acceptance. The final decision then lies with each academy. Often, several of Grassley’s nominees are selected for admittance into the academies.
Nominees are selected by a competitive process based on the following criteria: ACT or SAT scores, class rank, grade point average, extra-curricular activities, physical aptitude, leadership skills, and teacher and community recommendations.
To receive application forms, young men and women should contact Betty Burger in Senator Grassley’s office at:
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Attn: Betty Burger
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington
, D.C. 20510
202/224-3744
202/224-6020 (fax)
betty_burger@grassley.senate.gov
Please allow for additional time for postal mail to reach the Senate as all mail is screened at an off-site facility
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