Palmer Announces 2016 Service Academy Appointments
For Immediate Release Media Contact
June 13, 2016 Cate Cullen
(202) 225-4921
Palmer Announces 2016 Service Academy Appointments
Washington D.C. – Every year I have the honor and privilege of nominating outstanding students from the Sixth District of Alabama for an appointment to our nation’s service academies. Receiving an appointment to a service academy is a competitive process with each academy having an acceptance rate of less than 20%.
In order for a student to apply to attend a service academy, the student must receive a nomination from a Congressman, Senator, the Vice President or the President.
The service academies include the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
I am pleased to announce that the following 11 outstanding individuals from Alabama’s Sixth District received a service academy appointment this year:
•Jason Asgalud, from Hoover High School and Marion Military Institute, received an official appointment to the United States Military Academy;
•Carter Bankston, from Briarwood Christian High School, received an official appointment to the United States Naval Academy;
•Julia Buckner, from Oak Mountain High School, received an official appointment to the United States Naval Academy;
•Tanner Carter, from Shelby County High School, received an official appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
•Madison Cole, from Clay-Chalkville High School, received an official appointment to the United States Military Academy;
•Grace Endfinger, from Briarwood Christian High School, received an official appointment to the United States Military Academy;
•Michael Hagelskamp, from John Carroll Catholic High School, received an official appointment to the United States Military Academy;
•Hunter Holstad, from Oak Mountain High School, received an official appointment to the United States Naval Academy;
•Marc Newton, from Briarwood Christian High School, received an official appointment to the United States Air Force Academy;
•Richard Salser, from Mortimer Jordan High School and Marion Military Institute, received an official appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
•David Ingels-Thompson, from Alabama School of Math and Sciences, received an official appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Please join me in congratulating these impressive students and their families as they embark on their service to our great country.
If you or someone you know is interested in attending a military service academy, please visit my website, palmer.house.gov, for more information. Eligible applicants must be at least 17 years old, a U.S. citizen, have a strong academic background, proven leadership skills, and be of good moral character.
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