For Montana students interested in attending one of America’s prestigious military academies, U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte have announced the dates and times of their annual Academy and ROTC Days this year.

The free events will take place in Bozeman, Great Falls, Billings and Missoula, and will feature representatives from Tester, Daines and Gianforte’s offices, as well as officials from the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the ROTC.

- Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m. — 11 a.m. American Legion Post 14, 225 East Main St, Bozeman.

- Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. — 11 a.m. Montana Air National Guard Building 64, 2800 Airport Avenue B, Great Falls.

- Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. — 12 p.m. Billings Army Reserve Center, 1430 Broadwater Avenue, Billings.

- Saturday, May 18, 9:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. Missoula Armed Forces Reserve Center, 9283 Running West Road, Missoula.

Applying to a military academy requires at least one nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Academy Days give students, parents and educators the ability to meet with Congressional representatives and academy experts so they can get the information and advice they need to successfully navigate the academy application process.

More information about the military academy nomination process is available on Tester (tester.senate.gov), Daines (daines.senate.gov), and Gianforte’s (gianforte.house.gov) websites. If students or parents have any questions regarding these events please contact: Smith Works at Academy_Nominations@tester.senate.gov (Tester), Gilda Clancy at gilda_clancy@daines.senate.gov (Daines), or Mike Waters at Mike.Waters@mail.house.gov (Gianforte).