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MARIETTA, Ga. - The 94th Airlift Wing and the Georgia Congressional Delegation hosted the largest Armed Forces Academy Day in the U.S. April 20 here, where more than 1,100 attendees were given information during an open house on the application process for admission into a military service academy.
Col. Tim Tarchick, 94th AW commander, gave the opening and closing remarks for the event, letting the applicants know how thankful he was for their interest in attending a service academy and the potential service they will perform for their country.
“Our U.S. service academies have a long tradition of excellence in education and training our nation’s leaders,” said Tarchick. “Many young people from Georgia graduated from these academies. America's Armed Forces are the best at what we do and it is an honor to serve with them."
In addition to Tarchick, keynote speakers from the Georgia delegation included Senator Johnny Isakson and Representatives Tom Price and Austin Scott, who also expressed their gratitude toward the young men and women who are applying to attend some of the most rigorous college curriculums.
Isakson also explained how the process for being granted a Congressional nomination would unfold for potential applicants.
"Everyone in Congress has an academy board that reviews applications to the academies," said Isakson. "We rate and rank them. In Georgia there is not political process whatsoever. This is a competitive process. You will be competing when you apply to academies with other applicants sitting here and others who will apply later on. Our selection committee makes the final recommendations on who we will nominate, and then the academies will make the decision on who they will ultimately extend offers to."
High school students were also given the opportunity to speak with representatives from each of the service academies, including West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
The potential applicants were given information about each of the academies and in order to gain a broader perspective on what each academy has to offer.
Current students from some of the academies offered insights to what opportunities they could be offered should they attend a service academy.
“There are unique opportunities for training for academy cadets,” said Fritz Steppette, current West Point cadet. “I will be travelling to the National Security Agency, attending survival training, and shadowing a Special Forces team. If I can do it, you can do it. You’ll learn to work as a team and lean on those around you, as they will lean on you.”
While service academy education is offered for free, the common theme among speakers was that applicants should begin the admissions process early, and be prepared to lead the nation’s finest.
| Date Taken: | 04.20.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.25.2013 15:04 |
| Story ID: | 105826 |
| Location: | MARIETTA, GA, US |
| Hometown: | MARIETTA, GA, US |
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