CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TWO OF
HIS NOMINEES TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO, MS. JENNIFER ANN VAITA AND MR. BENJAMIN LOISULU LE’I HAVE MET
THE REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE ACCEPTED THEIR APPOINTMENTS TO ATTEND THE U.S.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE PREPARATORY SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.
FALEOMAVAEGA SAID, “RECEIVING AN APPOINTMENT TO ANY OF THE U.S.
SERVICE ACADEMIES IS A MUCH-SOUGHT AFTER HONOR WITH AN APPROXIMATE SCHOLARSHIP
VALUE OF $250,000 FOR FOUR YEARS. MEETING THE ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL
STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE ACADEMIES IS NO EASY TASK AND I GIVE A LOT OF
CREDIT TO JENNIFER AND BENJAMIN, THEIR TEACHERS, AND ESPECIALLY TO THEIR
PARENTS.
VAITA, A GRADUATE OF TAFUNA HIGH SCHOOL, IS THE DAUGHTER OF GAUALOFA
AND MALIA VAITA OF TAFUNA. SHE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPORT TO THE
AIR FORCE ACADEMY TO BEGIN HER BASIC CADET TRAINING ON JUNE 29, 2000.
LE’I, WHO WAS THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR MARIST HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR,
IS THE SON OF MATT AND EMILIA LE’I OF OFU, MANU’A. HE HAS BEEN ORDERED
TO REPORT TO THE USAFA PREPARATORY SCHOOL ON JULY 26, 2000. THE PURPOSE
OF THE PREP SCHOOL IS TO PREPARE ELIGIBLE NOMINEES FOR THE ACADEMY ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL AT THE PREP SCHOOL RECEIVE
OFFERS OF APPOINTMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. THE PREP SCHOOL,
WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE-MILES SOUTH OF THE MAIN CADET CAMPUS
OFFERS 90% OF ITS PREP SCHOOL GRADUATES FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE ACADEMY.
FALEOMAVAEGA CONCLUDED, “I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS
AND WISH THEM THE VERY BEST. I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY POSSESS THE NECESSARY
QUALITIES TO SUCCEED AT THE ACADEMY.”
CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE APPOINTMENTS ARE GUARANTEED A FOUR-YEAR EDUCATION
UPON GRADUATION AND ARE COMMISSIONED INTO THE REGULAR UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE AS OFFICERS AND GIVEN THE RANK OF SECOND LIUTENANT. |
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