WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Congressman Jared Golden announced that they will begin accepting nomination applications from Maine high school students for appointments to the United States service academies operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Merchant Marine.  No nomination is required to apply to the United States Coast Guard Academy.

Students should apply for a nomination in the spring and summer of their junior year. Senators Collins and King and Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman Golden will begin accepting nomination applications as of May 15, 2021, from students for admission to the academies in the summer of 2022.

For more information please contact:

Senator Susan Collins

Contact: Sara Holmbom Lund

207-780-3575

www.collins.senate.gov

Senator Angus King, Jr.

Contact: Katie Fellows

207-352-5216

www.king.senate.gov

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

Contact: Leslie Merrill

207-774-5019

www.pingree.house.gov

Congressman Jared Golden

Contact: Kim Rohn

207-492-6009

www.golden.house.gov