What the Army and Navy service academies look for in future officers
Story by Patty Nieberg • 1d
A more globally connected world and emerging technology that is changing the face of warfare have caused the U.S. military to make shifts in its strategy, and that has filtered down to the Army and Navy service academies — a pipeline for the American armed forces’ officer corps.
“Individuals coming in are a lot more worldly,” Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids said. “They’re more connected and they understand this is a big world, but how do they fit into this world? It’s intriguing to them.”
The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland has a little more than 1,000 officers who graduate and go on to serve at least five years in the Navy or Marine Corps. Around 73% of the Naval Academy’s 2024 graduating class joined the Navy and the rest became Marines. The Naval School was established by Navy Secretary George Bancroft in 1845 on an Army post named Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland without Congressional funding. It became the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850 and since then 91,000 midshipmen have graduated from the school.
Each year, nearly 900 cadets graduate from the United States Military Academy West Point in New York, which was established in 1802. Graduates serve a minimum of five years and represent 20% of the Army’s lieutenants, according to the school.
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