U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Thursday that she is nominating 36 qualified high school seniors from 17 counties throughout West Virginia to the prestigious U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies.
Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Capito who reviewed each application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations.
“I was extremely proud to nominate 36 outstanding West Virginians to represent our state at the service academies and become our nation’s future military leaders. These young men and women have proven themselves as the best and brightest, and I look forward to seeing them excel in the future,” Capito said. Capito’s nominees from local counties for the service academies include:
U.S. Air Force Academy
• Nixon W. Brown — Greenbrier County
• Addison G. Eldridge — Mercer County
• Jackson C. McWhorter — Summers County
U.S. Military Academy
• Ian E. Cline — Greenbrier County
• Garrett W. Johnson — Fayette County
For more information on the academy nomination process, visit https://www.capito.senate.gov/academy-nominations.