WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today announced military academy nomination requests are due October 23, 2008. 

 

Senator McCain’s Tempe office is accepting applications from young men and women interested in seeking nominations to the U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marine, Naval and West Point Academies for the class entering in June 2009. 

 

“Making nominations to the service academies is one of the most privileged and rewarding responsibilities of a U.S. Senator,” McCain said.

 

Qualifications for candidacy include: United States citizenship, legal residency in Arizona, unmarried status with no children, and candidates must be between the ages of 17 and 23 on July 1^st of the admission year.  For the Merchant Marine Academy, candidates must be between the ages of 17 and 25.

 

Applicants seeking a nomination are evaluated on the basis of their SAT or ACT scores, class rank, grade point average, school records, extracurricular activities, leadership potential, motivation and recommendations.  The evaluation is conducted by McCain’s Academy Selection Committee - a committee comprised of various academy alumni and individuals with military experience.

 

Applications must be competed and in the Tempe office by October 23, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. MST. Request for applications are available through Senator McCain’s Tempe office, 4703 S. Lakeshore Drive, Suite One, Tempe, AZ 85282.  For further questions regarding the nomination process, please contact Jana Pierce at 480-897-6289.