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The Naval Academy Preparatory School or NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy (USNA). NAPS is located on Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island.The mission of the Naval Academy Preparatory School is "To enhance Midshipman Candidates' moral, mental, and physical foundations to prepare them for success at the United States Naval Academy".
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 Brigade of Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy walk on to the field before the Army-Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts in 2023. - Eric Canha/USA Today Network/Reuters
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.
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 ...
Alumni Hall is an indoor stadium at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis in the U.S. state of Maryland.Completed in 1991, it seats 5,710 and serves as the primary assembly hall for the Brigade of Midshipmen.
The Brigade Chapel is a focal point of the Academy and the city of Annapolis. The chapel is an important feature which led to the Academy being designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. Traditionally, new third-class midshipmen become "Youngsters" when they sight the chapel dome upon returning from their summer cruise. [1]
In the 2023-24 academic year, 783 cadets and midshipmen — 457 women and 327 men — experienced sexual… Military academies see drop in sexual assault and harassment, but rates remain high Skip ...