{"id":19501,"date":"2024-05-29T14:10:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19501"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:58:39","slug":"merkley-announces-start-of-service-academy-nomination-process-for-class-of-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-announces-start-of-service-academy-nomination-process-for-class-of-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Announces Start of Service Academy Nomination Process for Class Of 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched the process of nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy, for an appointment to the Class of 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;It is an honor to be a part of an annual process to support young Oregonians from every part of the state who are dedicated to serving our country and protecting our freedoms,\u201d <strong>dijo Merkley<\/strong>. \u201cI look forward to nominating some of our finest future leaders from Oregon for possible admission to one of the United States service academies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Los candidatos para una nominaci\u00f3n al Congreso deben ser residentes de Oreg\u00f3n y ciudadanos estadounidenses; tener al menos 17 a\u00f1os y no m\u00e1s de 23 a\u00f1os antes del 1 de julio del a\u00f1o de admisi\u00f3n; soltero sin hijos ni dependientes; y capaz de cumplir con altos est\u00e1ndares de liderazgo, acad\u00e9micos, f\u00edsicos y m\u00e9dicos. Para la Academia de la Marina Mercante, el l\u00edmite m\u00e1ximo de edad es de 25 a\u00f1os. La Academia de la Guardia Costera no requiere una nominaci\u00f3n del Congreso. Las personas que est\u00e9n interesadas en postularse para la Academia de la Guardia Costera deben usar su proceso en l\u00ednea en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscga.edu\/admissions\/\">https:\/\/www.uscga.edu\/admissions\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who wish to compete for nomination and admission to one of the United States service academies should first apply directly to the service academies they are interested in attending. Then, they should apply for a nomination from Senator Merkley by setting up an online account at the link below. All required application items must be submitted online or to the office by <strong>8:59 p.m. PT, November 1, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, and to access the online application, Oregonians can visit Merkley\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/academy\/\">https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/academy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched the process of nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy, for an appointment to the Class of 2029. &#8220;It is an honor to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,40],"class_list":["post-19501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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