| Located at Annapolis, Maryland, on the banks of | | | | Naval Academy. From the sail and |
| Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay, an entity | | | | steam-powered ship era to Nuclear Subs and |
| of high standard takes responsibility of producing | | | | Supersonic aircraft, the Navy has come a long |
| the nations smartest naval officers of international | | | | way and the Naval Academy today, takes up the |
| repute. The United States naval Academy (USNA) | | | | onus of preparing young American men and |
| is an undergraduate institution for the purposes of | | | | women to become established naval officers and |
| education of the student officers of the Navy and | | | | marine officers. It is, however, a competitive |
| The Marine Corps. It is also called as "The Boat | | | | endeavor to be able to secure a place at The |
| School", "Canoe-U", "The Yard", and "The | | | | Naval Academy. |
| Shipwreck Tech". | | | | The students in the academy are referred to as |
| Ex Scientia tridens - Latin for From" Knowledge, | | | | Midshipmen and they learn to take orders from |
| Sea power "is the Academys Motto. The | | | | practically everyone in the system, however they |
| Academy also stands by and keeps up the Honor, | | | | also learn to make decisions which can affect all |
| courage and commitment. It also firmly believes in | | | | their peers at the academy. Upon graduation the |
| 'Excelling without Arrogance". | | | | midshipmen are commissioned and listed as |
| The Naval Academy was established in the year | | | | ensigns in the U.S Navy or as Second Lieutenant |
| 1845 and shares more or less the same history | | | | in the Marine Corps and must be in the service |
| as the Nation itself. Moral and ethical issues and | | | | for a minimum of five years just like the U.S |
| developing the incumbent midshipmen with these | | | | Army cadets. |
| values is one of the primary responsibilities for the | | | | |