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Bancroft Hall, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is said to be the largest contiguous set of academic dormitories in the U.S. [1] Bancroft Hall, named after former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and historian/author George Bancroft, is home for the entire brigade of 4,000 midshipmen, [2] [3] and contains some 1,700 rooms ...
Navy Midshipman George O’Garro attempts to score during the Army–Navy basketball game in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy on January 31, 2004. The men's basketball team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1954 and 1986. 1986: Elite Eight, NCAA Tournament (7th seed)
The student body is known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. Students attending the U.S. Naval Academy are appointed to the rank of midshipman and serve on active duty in that rank. "Naval Academy midshipmen are classified as officers of the line but are officers only in a qualified sense. They rank just below chief warrant officers." [63] [64]
The commandant of midshipmen is the second-in-command at the United States Naval Academy.According to the Naval Academy, the commandant of midshipmen is "responsible for the professional development and day-to-day activities of all 4,400 Midshipmen in the Brigade" and equates to a dean of students at a civilian university.
A Midshipman is a rank of those in training to become a naval officer — hence the nickname of students at the U.S. Naval Academy. Midshipman was first a term used to describe those who worked in ...
The seal of the Naval Academy. The superintendent of the United States Naval Academy is its commanding officer. The position is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 8451a), and is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. The officer appointed is, by tradition, a graduate of the United States Naval ...
Members of the Drum and Bugle Corps during the 2009 Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium.. It was founded in 1914 as the Midshipmen Drum and Bugle Corps. After a baseball game performance between St. John's College and the USNA, during which the 16-member band was led on the field by Midshipman R.W. Cary, the idea of a D&B Corps quickly came into fruition with a band forming and growing to the size ...
The 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen are led by Brian Newberry in his second year as the head coach. The Midshipmen play home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.