(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis announced Thursday, October 7, 2022, is the final submission deadline for Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn students to submit their U.S. Service Academy application forms to her office.
As a Member of Congress, Malliotakis is able to nominate high school juniors and seniors from New York's 11th Congressional District to one of our country’s four service academies: Air Force, Army, Merchant Marine, or Navy. Malliotakis may nominate up to ten students for each vacant academy slot allotted to New York's 11th Congressional District. Students who are accepted make a commitment to serve in the U.S. military for at least five years upon graduation.
"Nominating impressive students from Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn for our country's service academies is one of the greatest honors I have as a Congresswoman," Malliotakis said. "I urge students to get all application forms into our office before the October 7 deadline so our nomination committee has ample time to review them. I look forward to receiving the committee's recommendations and wish the best of luck to these young patriots who wish to serve our great nation."
Additionally, Malliotakis announced that Wagner College Administrator and retired Coast Guard Captain David J. Martin, Esq. will lead her selection committee to review this year's applicants, made up of approximately 20 prominent community leaders, high-ranking active duty and former military members personnel, and military academy graduates. The committee will interview applicants, assess their qualifications, and ultimately make nomination recommendations to Congresswoman Malliotakis.
"It is an honor for me to be asked by Congresswoman Malliotakis to serve on this most important committee," Martin said. "I look forward to meeting some of our best and brightest young men and women as they apply for one of the federal service academies. Having been an instructor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, I can state unequivocally that this is an opportunity of a lifetime."
The deadline for students to submit all application forms to Malliotakis' office is Thursday, October 7, 2022. To apply, please visit Malliotakis' website HERE.
Frequently Asked Questions for those seeking a Service Academy nomination can be found HERE.
More information on the U.S. Service Academies can be found below:
About Captain David J. Martin, Esq.:
Captain David J. Martin, Esq. currently serves on the Wagner College administration as the Director of Planned Giving and College Relations. In this capacity, he advises Wagner College alumni and friends on how to invest in Wagner’s future. Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff to President Guarasci (2003-2010) and also served as the Vice President for Administration (2010-2014).
He received his B.S. degree from James Madison University in 1980 and his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University (New Orleans) in 1984. He has spent a career in the courtroom, practicing in both civilian and military courts. He is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, all federal courts, and all trial courts in the states of Louisiana, New York, and the District of Columbia. He is also licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and all United States military courts. He has litigated dozens of cases in both criminal and civil courts. He has also argued numerous arbitrations in the military tribunals, employment disputes, administrative boards, boards of inquiry, and insurance arbitrations.
He is a retired Captain in the United States Coast Guard. His past military assignments include teaching at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT), where the Corps of Cadets selected him as the “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” in 1997. In the courtroom, he served as a prosecutor and defense attorney in the Coast Guard Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. While in the active service, he was recognized as one of the premier trial attorneys in the Coast Guard. He prosecuted and defended a multitude of crimes, including; vehicular homicide, theft, sexual assault, rape, robbery, and various military crimes and drug offenses. He left the active service of the Coast Guard in June 2003 when he accepted the position at Wagner College. He remained in the reserve forces and rose to the rank of Captain. He was the last Coast Guard officer to be in command of a Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON 25) and he proudly wears the Navy command at sea pin. His last legal assignment was serving as the Reserve Judge Advocate General for the entire Coast Guard. He was asked to serve as the alternate General Court-Martial Judge in 2013 – the first time a reservist was ever asked to serve as a military judge. He was recognized for his efforts by the American Bar Association in 2015 when he was selected as the Career Military Lawyer of the Year. He retired from the Coast Guard in 2016.
