UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded and opened (1845) it as the Naval School at Annapolis. In 1850–51 the school was reorganized under the present title. During the Civil War it was moved to Newport, R.I., but was returned to Annapolis in 1865. Women have been admitted to the academy since 1976.

Candidates for admission must be between 17 and 22 years old and meet certain physical and educational qualifications. An applicant must obtain a nomination to be considered for an appointment. The following are the sources of nomination: the President of the United States; the Vice President; U.S. Senators and Representatives; and the representatives of the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. Special appointment categories include children of deceased and disabled veterans or of military or civilian personnel who are prisoners of war or missing in action, foreign students, regular U.S. navy and marine corps, U.S. navy and marine corps reserve, honor graduates of military and naval schools and ROTC, and children of Medal of Honor recipients.

Approximately 4,000 midshipmen attend the academy; they receive full scholarships as well as a monthly allotment to pay for supplies, clothing, and personal expenses. The four-year course includes scientific and general studies as well as technical courses on naval subjects and practical work on cruises. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree and a commission as an ensign in the navy or as a second lieutenant in the marine corps. John Paul Jones is buried at the Naval Academy, which is a national historic site.

See J. Crane and J. F. Kiely, United States Naval Academy: the First Hundred Years (1945); K. Banning, Annapolis Today (6th ed. 1963); J. Sweetmen, U.S. Naval Academy (1979).

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The Midshipman Culture and Educational Reform: The U.S. Naval Academy, 1946-76
Book by Todd A. Forney; University of Delaware Press, 2004
Subjects: United States Naval Academy--History--20th Century
...0-87413-864-7 (alk. paper) 1. United States Naval Academy-History-20th century. I. Title...2003024714 4 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Contents Acknowledgments...Introduction 13 1 The Naval Academy of the 1940s: From Trade School...
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History of United States Naval Operations: Korea
Book by James A. Field Jr.; U.S Government Printing Office, 1962
Subjects: Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval Operations
...fell to a young naval officer, Ensign...dignity of the United States. By the time of...over the military academy, published a tactical...industrialism. For the United States this engagement...Philo McGiffin, a Naval Academy graduate of the...
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Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France
Book by United States; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1935
Subjects: France--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--France, United States--History--War With France, 1798-1800--Naval Operations. [From Old Catalog], United States--Navy--History--War With France, 1798-1800
...and by the Frigate United States, Captain Barry, from...To supplement these naval efforts on 25 June...Library; U. S. Naval Academy; U. S. Naval War College...Department. NA United States Naval Academy. NDA. Navy Department...
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To the Point: The United States Military Academy, 1802-1902
Book by George S. Pappas; Praeger Publishers, 1993
Subjects: United States Military Academy--History
...TO THE POINT The United States Military Academy, 1802-1902 GEORGE...To the Point : the United States Military Academy, 1802-1902 / by George...0-275-94329-1 alk. paper 1. United States Military Academy--History. I. Title. U410...
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Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, 1950-1953
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: Allied Forces, Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns, Korean War, 1950-1953--United States, United States--Armed Forces--History--Korean War, 1950-1953
...United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces...battle : United States, United Nations, and...Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces...Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces...
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Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949 2000
Journal article by Bruce A. Elleman; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 74, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949 2000 (Book)--Book reviews
...Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949 2000. by Bruce...Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949-2000. By H. Michael...Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949-2000 is a social...
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Rebel Reefers: The Organization and Midshipmen of the Confederate States Naval Academy
Journal article by Brady Lee Hutchison; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 71, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Rebel Reefers: The Organization and Midshipmen of the Confederate States Naval Academy (Book)--Book reviews
...The Organization and Midshipmen of the Confederate States Naval Academy. By James Lee Conrad. (Cambridge, Mass., and New York...military training that has ever been offered in the United States. Thankfully, their story has been preserved for...
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The United States and Latin America's Armed Forces: a Troubled Relationship
Journal article by Richard L. Millett; Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 39, 1997
Subjects: Armed forces, Foreign policy, Human rights, International relations-US, Latin America, United States
...At the same time, the United States has decertified Colombia...and replace it with an "Academy for Democracy and Civil...resources. Help from the United States is especially valued...inextricably intertwined. The United States cannot, and should not...
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"Bring Me Men^and Women:" the Integration of Women into the United States Air Force Academy
Journal article by Allison Gawlinski; Air Power History, Vol. 54, 2007
Subjects: Military academies--History, Military academies--Human resource management, Military academies--Laws, regulations and rules, Military personnel--Forecasts and trends, Military personnel--Laws, regulations and rules, Military personnel--Training, Military training--Forecasts and trends, Military training--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Air Force--Laws, regulations and rules
...States Air Force Academy. by Allison...necessary thirty-eight states had ratified the...occurred in the United States Service...Air Force and Naval Academies rejected...to school at the United States Naval Academy for that semester...
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Lawyers Who Established International Law in the United States, 1776-1914
Journal article by John M. Raymond, Barbara J. Frischholz; American Journal of International Law, Vol. 76, 1982
Subjects: International Relations--Periodicals
...neutrality -- at the United States Naval Academy at least as early...did likewise at the United States Military Academy...purposes of coaling and naval stations." While...the occupancy "the United States shall exercise complete...
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United States Naval Academy Commencement
Magazine article; U.S. Department of Defense Speeches, May 25, 2007
Subjects: Gates, Robert M.--Speeches, lectures and essays, Leadership--Methods
United States Naval Academy Commencement. As delivered...meal or a respite from Academy life. Or a shoulder to...service that has defined the United States Marine Corps for over...the Constitution of the United States. I have taken that oath...
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IS THE Naval Academy off Course?
Magazine article by John Meroney; The American Enterprise, Vol. 10, July 1999
Subjects: Naval education--Criticism, interpretation, etc., United States Naval Academy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., United States. Navy--Schools
...in the distance at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland...it also memorialized the United States Naval Academy. At those same battles...may lie the story of the United States Naval Academy. Two years ago Vetter...
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U.S. Naval Academy Commencement
Magazine article; U.S. Department of Defense Speeches, May 23, 2003
Subjects: Baccalaureate addresses, Commencement addresses, Rumsfeld, Donald H.--Speeches, lectures and essays, Secretaries of defense--Speeches, lectures and essays, United States. Naval Academy
...since you arrived here. You came to this Academy in a time of peace; and you leave today...of those new nuclear nations terrorist states--or a world with novel and still unimagined...Take pride in your service, and the great naval tradition that it is now your responsibility...
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U.S. Naval Academy Commencement (as Delivered)
Magazine article; U.S. Department of Defense Speeches, May 24, 2003
Subjects: Baccalaureate addresses, Commencement addresses, Rumsfeld, Donald H.--Speeches, lectures and essays, Secretaries of defense--Speeches, lectures and essays, United States. Naval Academy
...association with the United States Navy stretches...midshipman in the Naval ROTC. And after...attend this fine academy, but I did...addressing a Naval Academy commencement...came to this academy in a time of...new nuclear states terrorist nations...
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Influences of Three Presidents of the United States on Multicultural Education: a Series of Research Studies in Educational Policy
Magazine article by H. Prentice Baptiste, Emil J. Michal Jr.; Multicultural Education, Vol. 11, Summer 2004
Subjects: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848), Education policy, Influence, Multicultural education, Presidency, Presidents, Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), Truman, Harry S (1884-1972), United States
...to pursue and punish Seminoles for raiding into the United States. Adams defended Jacksons actions, arguing, "that the...university, a national astronomical observatory, a national naval academy, national research and exploration, and a new department...
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From the Armed Services
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 13, 2008
Subjects: American soldiers--Military aspects, High schools--Military aspects, United States. Naval Academy, United States. Navy
...recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and...recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and...recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and was...
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Annapolis Community Still Proud of Naval Academy
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 24, 1996
Subjects: Annapolis, Maryland
...Commissioning Week for the United States Naval Academys Class of 1996. One of the...wonderful institution like the Naval Academy is that we greet visitors from...impact from visitors to the Naval Academy is both obvious and well documented...
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The Long Line of Honor at the Naval Academy
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 12, 1999
...1944. On June 12, 1944, after a tumultuous five-day journey across the country by train I reported to the United States Naval Academy and a few days later was sworn into the U. S. Navy as a midshipman. After the "Plebe Summer," which is a...
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Naval Academy Official's Fearless Actions for Union
Newspaper article by Jeffrey J. Harding; The Washington Times, June 30, 2001
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United States Naval Academy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY at Annapolis...1845) it as the Naval School at Annapolis...admitted to the academy since 1976. Candidates...President of the United States; the Vice President...J. F. Kiely, United States Naval Academy: the First Hundred...
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United States Military Academy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...be considered for an appointment to the academy. The sources of nomination are the President of the United States; the Vice President; U.S. Senators and...reserve, honor graduates of military and naval schools and ROTC, and children of Medal...
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United States Air Force Academy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...be considered for an appointment to the academy. The sources of nomination are the President of the United States; the Vice President; U.S. Senators and...reserve, honor graduates of military and naval schools and ROTC, and children of Medal...
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United States Merchant Marine Academy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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Annapolis , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Anthony Eden ) is buried. Much 18th-century architecture is preserved in the city. Annapolis is the site of the United States Naval Academy, founded in 1845. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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