Each year I have the pleasure of nominating outstanding young men and women from the 21st District to four of the United States' military service academies. Each applicant for a nomination must meet the following eligibility requirements as of 1 July of the year of admission to an academy:

AGE: Be between 17 and 23 years old.

CITIZENSHIP: Must be a U.S. citizen.

Applicants are carefully evaluated based on numerous qualifications. These include character, scholarship, leadership, physical fitness, medical fitness and motivation.

Interested students should request an Information Packet or contact my office in San Antonio in the spring of their junior year in high school to begin the application process.

Congressman Lamar Smith
1100 NE Loop 410, Suite 640
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Attn: Karen Frey
210-829-5247
210-821-5947 fax

The deadline for a completed file for those requesting a nomination for the classes beginning in the summer of 2007 is October 31. I will be accepting nomination requests for the classes starting in the summer of 2008 in January. For your convenience, you can complete the online "request for an information packet."

For more information about these programs, please contact Karen Frey at (210) 829-5247 or e-mail at karen.frey@mail.house.gov.

Air Force Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

U.S. Coast Guard Academy
NOTE: The US Coast Guard does not require a Congressional appointment.  Appointments are considered solely on the basis of an annual nationwide competition.