Applications are available to students interested in receiving a congressional nomination to one of the U.S. military academies. To be considered, an applicant must be nominated by an authorized person, including a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate. Applicants must meet the following requirements as of July 1 of the year of admission to a service academy. They must be at least 17 years old and not older than 23, a U.S. citizen, a legal resident of Georgia's 13th Congressional District, unmarried, not pregnant and have no legal obligations to support children or other dependents. Interested students should complete a Congressional Nomination Application available on Congressman David Scott's website at www.house.gov/davidscott. Completed applications must be received no later than Friday, Oct. 31 in Congressman Scott's Jonesboro office, 173 N. Main Street, Jonesboro 30236. Details: call Teresa Cooke at 770 210-5073.
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