{"id":241022,"date":"2016-11-22T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=241022"},"modified":"2016-11-22T06:00:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T20:00:27","slug":"bordallo-now-accepting-applications-service-academy-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bordallo-now-accepting-applications-service-academy-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordallo now accepting applications  for Service Academy nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HAG\u00c5T\u00d1A, Guam<\/strong>\u2014Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced Monday that she is accepting applications for a congressional nomination to the U.S. Service Academies. Students interested in attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York are encouraged to apply. Complete application packets must be received by Bordallo\u2019s Guam District Office by De. 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>A congressional nomination is a requirement of the Service Academies\u2019 application process. Candidates interested in applying for a congressional nomination are encouraged to contact the Guam District Office at (671) 477-4272, if they have any questions about the nomination process or need help in completing their application.\u2028\u2028To download Bordallo\u2019s Service Academy Nomination Application Form, or to learn more about the nomination process, visit Bordallo\u2019s website at www.bordallo.house.gov. For more information on individual service academies, visit the websites below:\u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 U.S. Air Force Academy, http:\/\/www.usafa.af.mil \u00a0\u2028<br \/>\n\u2022 U.S. Military Academy, http:\/\/www.usma.edu \u00a0\u2028<br \/>\n\u2022 U.S. Naval Academy, http:\/\/www.usna.edu \u00a0\u2028<br \/>\n\u2022 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, http:\/\/www.usmma.edu<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe academies provide an exceptional education and are a unique opportunity for individuals interested in military service,\u201d said Bordallo. \u201cMany young men and women from Guam have attended the Service Academies and are serving our nation honorably as officers in the armed services. I am proud of the cadets and midshipmen from Guam currently at the academies and all the graduates who have gone on to be commissioned officers. Congressional nominations are a key component of the application process, and I encourage all interested young adults to apply for this opportunity and pursue careers in our nation\u2019s armed forces.\u201d <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAG\u00c5T\u00d1A, Guam\u2014Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced Monday that she is accepting applications for a congressional&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[10416,14367,4152,14368],"class_list":["post-241022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pacific","tag-air-force-academy","tag-guam-district-office","tag-military-academy","tag-service-academies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}