St. Joseph and Savannah students nominated for military service academies by Rep. Graves

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Students from St. Joseph, Savannah and Maryville were honored with nominations to military service academies, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) has announced.

Members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their districts to attend one of America's prestigious military academies each year. Nominations are very competitive as various military service academies have extremely selective admission standards.

The following students received nominations from Rep. Graves:

• Jaxon Limle — U.S. Naval Academy (Central High School)
• Jarett Brooner — U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Savannah High School)
• Zechariah Compton – U.S. Air Force Academy (Savannah High School)
• Benjamin Jaster — U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Maryville High School)

Rep. Graves created an Academy Nominations Review Board to help with the nomination process, consisting of military service academy graduates, veterans and citizens of the Sixth District. All applicants were interviewed and reviewed before final recommendations were sent to Rep. Graves.

Students interested in learning more about being appointed to military service academies are encouraged to contact Graves' district office in Kansas City or visit graves.house.gov, particularly early in their high school career.