Founding of the US Naval Academy
When I was on active duty in the Navy I interacted with several officers who were Naval Academy graduates.Some of them were very interactive and entertaining in their comportment but all business from a standpoint of command.
I have known of the various service academies since childhood.
I have never sought candidacy nor wished to be an officer.
Selectees for Naval and Marine Corps officers may attend the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is a route involving recommendations and the submission of credentials.
Other candidates apply of their own accord without any particular recommendations and submit their credentials for consideration.
It is said that the most viable option is the recommendation route. Normally this is handled by the congress person in the candidates voting area.
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The US Naval Academy institution was created by the historian, educator, and Secretary of the Navy one Mr George Bancroft who sought to improve what was viewed by many as unsatisfactory instruction of midshipmen.
The facilities were founded on this day in 1845.
The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland, founded in 1845 to train future officers for the US Navy and Marine Corps.
It provides a four-year undergraduate education, developing midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically to serve as leaders.
Graduates are awarded Bachelor of Science degrees and are commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps.
They incur a service commitment of at least five years.