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Navy Altering, Postponing or Skipping Midshipmen Rites Of Passage

Incoming plebes participate in the Oath of Office Ceremony during induction day (I-day) 2017 at the U.S. Naval Academy. US Navy Photo

Keeping the Navy’s new officer pipeline open while mitigating COVID-19 risks means altering, delaying or even skipping some of the long-held traditions considered rites of passage for midshipmen.

The Navy canceled most NROTC and U.S. Naval Academy summer fleet training. Some specialized training for Marine Corps NROTC and Naval Academy Midshipmen is occurring with...

Naval Academy Midshipman Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Two More Pacific Fleet Sailors Have Virus

United States Naval Academy welcomes the incoming Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, of the Class of 2023 during Induction
Day 2019. US Navy Photo

A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to a Monday release from the service.

The midshipman tested positive on Sunday and had been on leave from the Naval Academy since March 6, USNI News understands.

“The midshipman is currently self-quarantined at their home of record and is receiving supportive and medical...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/23/naval-academy-midshipmen-tests-positive-for-coronavirus

Graveyard Ceremony Commemorates When U.S., Russia Were the Closest of Allies   

Russian students listen to a Russian naval officer in the Annapolis National Cemetery, Md. USNI News Photo

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In the back corner of a cemetery, just down the road from the U.S. Naval Academy, is the grave of Nikolay Demidoff. He was a Russian sailor who died during a little-remembered episode more than 150 years ago when Russia was one of the only friends Washington had.

Last week, a contingent from the Embassy of the Russian Federation, including diplomats, representatives of the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/02/12/graveyard-ceremony-commemorates-when-u-s-russia-were-the-closest-of-allies

H. Ross Perot, Politician, Entrepreneur, Naval Academy Graduate, Dead at 89

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, left, speaks with Ross Perot at Perot Headquarters, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 17, 2017. Neller visited Perot Headquarters to meet with Ross Perot and make him an honorary Marine for his long-time support of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha K. Braun)

H. Ross Perot – an entrepreneur, two-time presidential candidate and U.S. Naval Academy graduate – died on Tuesday at his home in Dallas. He was 89 years old.

Perot, Naval...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/09/h-ross-perot-politician-entrepreneur-naval-academy-graduate-dead-at-89

4th Fleet Commander Tapped to Lead U.S. Naval Academy

Rear Adm. Sean Buck, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and Commander of U.S. 4th Fleet, speaks to the UNITAS participants aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1) in 2016. US Navy Photo

The current head of the U.S. naval arm in Central and South America has been nominated to be the next Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Academy, USNI News has learned.

Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck was nominated to be the 63rd Superintendent and will follow Vice Adm. Ted Carter as the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/4th-fleet-commander-tapped-to-lead-u-s-naval-academy