U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, along with Sen. Katie Britt, Congressman Jerry Carl, and Congresswoman Terri Sewell, will be hosting an informational session about attending one of the four service academies in Homewood on Tuesday night.
Sen. Tuberville wrote on Twitter: “Interested in applying to a U.S. Service Academy? This week my office will be hosting three info sessions across the state.
August 22 – Homewood
August 24 – Troy
August 27 – Montgomery
Sen. Tuberville has been hosting service academy informational sessions throughout the month of August.
Some of the dates have changed since the publication of an earlier press release.
The events have already been held in Madison and Mobile.
Congressman Jerry Carl (R-AL01) wrote on Twitter, “My team and I joined staff from the offices of @SenTuberville & @SenKatieBritt to host a U.S. Service Academy info session at the Battleship. We had a great turnout, and I’m so encouraged for the future of our country!”
The Homewood event will be at the Homewood Public Library—Round Auditorium at 6 pm on Tuesday, August 22.
Both U.S. Senators and all seven Alabama Congress members can make appointments to the nation’s service academies: Army (Westpoint), Navy (Annapolis), Air Force (Colorado Springs), and Merchant Marine. Acceptance to a service academy means four years of the highest quality college instruction without debts and a career serving the nation in the armed forces. With increasing threats from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, recruiting the best and the brightest to serve as officers in America’s armed forces.
To be eligible to receive a service academy appointment, applicants must:
· Be a United States Citizen at the time they enter the Service Academy and a legal resident of Alabama;
· Be at least 17 years of age but not yet 23 by July 1 of the year they are admitted to the Service Academy (the upper age limit is 25 for Merchant Marine Academy);
· Meet the minimum requirements of the Academy to which they are applying.
The last date to submit the application is Monday, October 16, 2023.
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