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Published: 03 May 2021 03 May 2021

This Wednesday, May 5 at 6 p.m. MT, I will be joining the New Mexico Congressional Delegation and representatives from U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session. The conversation will be an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies.

WHO:

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich Staff,U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján Staff,U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández Staff,U.S. Representative Yvette Herrell Staff,Office of the First Congressional District Staff

WHAT: Virtual Q&A on Zoom

WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, 6 p.m. MT

REGISTER: Click here to register.

Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y. 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 8, 2021. As part of this process, I am looking for applicants who demonstrate exceptional leadership ability and represent the full diversity of our great state. I am committed to running a transparent and inclusive academy nominations process that ensures every student has an equal chance to serve, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.

For more information about the process, I encourage you to visit the Service Academies Nominations resource guide on my website. And please contact my office if you have any additional questions that we can help answer or if we can help connect you to additional information.

Sincerely,

MARTIN HEINRICH