Capito Announces Fall 2025 Academy Days

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announcedshe will host fourAcademy Daysthis September for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships.
“I encourage all West Virginia students, parents, and educators interested in learning more about this incredible opportunity to attend one of myAcademy Daysthroughout September. Doing so will provide them, and their families, with a better understanding of what it means to attend the U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Military/West Point, and Naval Academies, or obtain an ROTC scholarship,”Senator Capito said.
During the events, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program representatives will be available to answer questions and members of Senator Capito’s staff will provide information regarding her academy nomination application process. The Department of Defense’s Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB) will present on September 27thand September 28th, 2025. An appointment to a U.S. Service Academy is a fully funded education opportunity valued from $240,000 to more than $400,000.
Senator Capito’s Fall 2025Academy Daysevents include:
Charleston AreaDate: Saturday, September 20, 2025Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Location: South Charleston High SchoolAddress: 1 Eagle Way, South Charleston, W.Va. 25309
Southern West VirginiaDate: Sunday, September 21, 2025Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Location: Woodrow Wilson High School AuditoriumAddress: 400 Stanaford Road, Beckley, W.Va. 25801
Eastern PanhandleDate: Saturday, September 27, 2025Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Location: Jefferson High SchoolAddress: 4141 Flowing Springs Road, Shenandoah Junction, W.Va. 25442Northern West VirginiaDate: Sunday, September 28, 2025Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Location: University High SchoolAddress: 131 Bakers Ridge Road, Morgantown, W.Va. 26508
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