Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, will host an event next week for high school students and their families to explore a potential career in the U.S. armed forces.
The service academy open house is scheduled for 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis, located at 100 SW Veterans Way. The event will include representatives from the U.S. military, including the Navy, Air Force and Merchant Marines academies.
“One of my most important duties as a member of Congress is to nominate the next generation of young leaders to our nation’s military service academies. This past cycle, I nominated some truly outstanding students from across Southwest Washington,” Gluesenkamp Perez said in a statement. “I’m holding this open house for young people to hear about the differences between academies, what makes a strong candidate, and the application process for securing a nomination.”
The application window to join a service academy will open on May 15 and close on Nov. 12, with interviews scheduled shortly after. To be eligible, an applicant must be between the ages of 17 and 22 and must reside in the Third Congressional District.
Earlier this year, Gluesenkamp Perez announced that she nominated 20 students from Southwest Washington to attend a United States service academy.
For more information on the nomination process, visit gluesenkampperez.house.gov/military-academy-nominations-faq, call 360-695-6292 or visit her Vancouver or Kelso offices in person.
