Rep. Johnson to hold Service Academy Info Expo for Fourth District students

Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) will hold his 2009 Service Academy Info Expo Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur from 4 to 6 p.m.

High school students interested in attending a service academy – the U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Military Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – can learn about life at the school, meet students who currently attend an academy or learn about admissions and the application process.

An applicant for a nomination must meet the following eligibility requirements as of July 1st of the year of admission to an academy: Be a United States citizen, be unmarried, not pregnant and have no legal obligation to support children or other dependents. They must be at least 17 years old, but not have passed the 23rd birthday. You must apply to the Congressman or Senator within your state that represents you.

Johnson’s nomination application deadline for the class of 2014 is Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, by 5 p.m.

For more information, call 770-939-2016 or 770-987-2291. The Maloof Auditorium is located in the DeKalb County government complex, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga., 30030.

More more information on applying to Service Academies, click here.