Edwards to host Military Service Academy Day in Haywood County

On Saturday, Aug. 17, U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) will host a Military Service Academy Day for high school students in North Carolina’s 11th District. The event will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Haywood Community College, Hemlock Lobby, 185 Freedlander Dr., Clyde, NC.

Military Service Academy Day is an event held for WNC high school students and parents to meet with and ask questions of representatives from the military service academies about the admissions process and life at the academies. Members of Edwards’ district office will also be available to answer any questions about the nomination process.

There are five service academies: the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), the United States Naval Academy (USNA), the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), and the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). Nominations are required for all the academies except for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, to which appointments are made on the basis of an annual nationwide competition.

Edwards said, “One of my most solemn responsibilities as the representative for North Carolina’s 11th District is selecting nominees for our nation’s military service academies. The men and women who are nominated and ultimately selected to attend one of these five prestigious academies represent the very best of the leadership, service, patriotism and dedication that our nation has to offer. I look forward to meeting WNC high school students at Military Service Academy Day who are interested in learning more about serving our great nation.”

Additional information about service academy nominations is available on Edwards’ website at edwards.house.gov/services/military-academy-nominations.