BURNSVILLE – Congressman John Kline will host a U.S. Service Academy Information Day for students who live in Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district on Saturday, September 15 at the Diamondhead Education Center in Burnsville. The information session will provide important information to candidates and their families about the application process and how candidates can seek nomination through his congressional office, as well as their U.S. Senators.

“As a retired Marine Corps Colonel and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I take a great deal of pride in the fine young men and women who serve our country,” said Kline, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps whose wife is a retired Army nurse and son has served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The caliber of Service Academy candidates in recent years has been consistently high, and I look forward to visiting with some of the 2nd district’s finest students at my service academy information day.”

Kline’s information day session will provide valuable information about the application process, including requirements for admission, the application timeline, and the process for seeking a Congressional nomination from your U.S. Representative or Senators, to interested students and their families.

Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken have been invited to participate.

Kline’s U.S. Service Academy Information Day will take place from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, September 15, at:

Diamondhead Education Center
Door 7
200 West Burnsville Parkway
Burnsville, MN 55337

John Kline serves on the House Armed Services Committee. He also is the Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

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