Tester Nominates 21 of Montana’s Best and Brightest Students to Prestigious Military Service Academies

Senator announces 2023 student nominees for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies

U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he is nominating 21 Montana students to the country’s four prestigious military service academies.

Tester selected these 21 students based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and dedication to serving and leading in the United States military. A nomination from a member of Congress is a student’s first step in applying to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

“Montana has a long and proud history of producing some of our nation’s finest military men and women, and it’s a great honor to nominate our state’s best and brightest to continue this legacy at one of our military service academies,” said Senator Tester. “These students are amongst Montana’s most gifted, and their outstanding work ethic and dedication to serving our country prove they are exactly the kind of leaders we need in the military. I look forward to watching them continue to make our state and country proud.”

Montana students who are interested in applying to a military academy in the future can request a nomination from Tester HERE.

Tester’s 2023 Military Service Academy nominees: 

Billings

• Allyson Foster – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy
• Tucker Rice – U.S. Air Force Academy
• Ridge Wohler – U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Bozeman

• Malcom Peterson – U.S. Air Force Academy
• Logan Springer – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy
• Nolan Schupak – U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Butte

• Jonas Sherman – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy

Clancy

• Paisley Karlin – U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy

Columbia Falls

• Nicholas Dills – U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Florence

• Noel Migliaccio – U.S. Air Force Academy

Frenchtown

• Michenna George – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Great Falls

• Roman Jacobson – U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Helena

• Charles Fox – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Joseph Seliskar – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Kalispell

• Josh Clark – U.S. Air Force Academy
• Luke Leech – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Teegan Vasquez – U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Missoula

• Graham Carter – U.S. Military Academy
• Kolbet Schrichte – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Seeley Lake

• Owen Hoag – U.S. Military Academy

Sheridan

• Kara Dale – U.S. Air Force Academy