Albuquerque, NM – At 6:00 p.m. MT on August 27,  U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small will bring representatives from the U.S Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies, in addition to ROTC programs and New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), together for a virtual Q&A session. The conversation is an opportunity for high school seniors and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico delegation is currently accepting online applications for nominations to enter an academy in Fall 2021. U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small will deliver remarks during the virtual session.

Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY. Each member of Congress is allotted a limited number of nominations that they submit to each academy.

The deadline to apply for a nomination for each of the Congressional offices is October 9, 2020. 

Who:

U.S. Representative Deb Haaland 

U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small

U.S. Senator Tom Udall Staff

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich Staff

U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján Staff

Representatives from ROTC programs and NMMI

Representatives from the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy

What:

Virtual Q&A on Zoom

When:

Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6 p.m. MT

Where:

Register Here