Nominations application is live starting April 11th – October 4th, 2025
WASHINGTON — At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, April 17, the offices of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will bring together representatives from the U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session.
The conversation is an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico Congressional Delegation will be accepting online applications for nominations to enter an academy in Fall 2025.
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 application process opens on April 11, 2025. Interested applicants should visit members' websites for information on how to apply. The deadline to apply for a nomination for each of the congressional offices is October 4, 2025.
WHAT: Military Service Academy Nominations Virtual Q&A
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. MT
WHO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's staff will be joined by:
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján's staff, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández's staff, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez's staff, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury's staff, and U.S. Military Service Academies Representatives.
WHERE: Register here.
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