KING CALLS FOR MILITARY ACADEMY APPLICANTS
STORM LAKE – U.S. Congressman Steve King (IA-05) is calling for applicants to be appointed to the country’s leading military academies. Interested high-school seniors can contact King to apply for an appointment to the Naval, Air Force or Merchant Marines Academies or to the Military Academy at West Point.
Each year, King nominates one high school senior to each Service Academy. In late fall, King sorts through applications and reviews comments made by the Fifth District Academy Review Board, comprised of retired military and civic leaders. King bases his nomination decisions on ACT/ SAT scores, community activities, extracurricular activities and outstanding moral character.
“Iowa has so many outstanding young people who make me proud that they are a part of our next generation of leaders,” said King. “I hope those that have the desire to serve their country will apply to receive an education from one of the finest institutions in the nation.”
Interested high-school seniors may contact King’s Storm Lake office, by calling (712) 732-4197 or by downloading an application from his website, www.house.gov/steveking
Highlights of U.S. military academies:
Air Force Academy
▪ Located in Colorado Springs, CO
▪ Ranked #4 in the Nation for academic experience by the Princeton Review
▪ Ranked #6 in the Nation as a top undergraduate science and engineering school by US News & World Report
▪ Current average GPA for Air Force Academy students: 4.0
▪ 30 academic majors, each including the luxury of individual attention due to low student-faculty ratio
▪ Full tuition, room and board, medical care and monthly pay provided
West Point
▪ Located 50 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River
▪ Ranked #4 in the Nation among engineering schools by U.S. News and World Report
▪ Fully funded four-year college education including tuition, room, board, medical and dental care
▪ Education worth approximately $300,000 over the course of four years
▪ Over 100 extracurricular activities available
Naval Academy
▪ Located in Annapolis, MD
▪ Ranked USNA #1 in the nation for accessibility of professors, #7 for the toughest to be admitted into, and #20 for the best overall
academic experience by the 2002 Princeton Review
▪ Ranked #6 on list of top engineering schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report magazine’s 2001 college ranking
▪ Full tuition, room and board, medical and dental care provided
▪ Regular active-duty benefits include commercial transportation and lodging discounts plus the ability to fly space-available military aircraft around the world
Merchant Marines Academy
▪ Located in Kings Point, New York, about 20 miles east of New York City
▪ Four-year program
▪ Instills students with the traits of leadership, discipline and dedication required for a career that typically may include service at sea, maritime employment ashore, and serving as a commissioned officer in a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces.
▪Nearly 40 extracurricular activities available
▪Broad college education required for a Bachelor of Science degree, with the specialized training for licensing as a merchant marine officer, and with the military knowledge for commissioning in a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
