Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman will hold a Service Academy Information Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Hugo Room of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science and the Arts’ Creativity and Innovation Complex at 200 Whittington Ave. in Hot Springs.
Students and their parents will be provided information on the application, nomination, selection, and appointment processes. Attendees will receive information and be able to ask questions about each academy:
The United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.;
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.;
The United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut;
The United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y; and
The United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo.
An academy appointment has an estimated value of over $400,000 and competition for an appointment is keen. Each academy selects nominees on the basis of moral character, scholastic achievement, physical fitness, leadership, and college admission test scores.