Every summer, the US Naval Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Navy. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Plebe ...

The pressure and rigor of Plebe Summer is carefully designed to help plebes prepare for their first academic year at the Naval Academy and the four years of challenge that awaits them. As the ...

On March 6, Corbin High School Senior Henry Anderson received news that he had been accepted into the prestigious United States Naval Academy (USNA), which is located in Annapolis, Maryland. The USNA ...

Lucian Perkins Don Holcomb was new to the United States Naval Academy, still in the grueling orientation period known as "plebe summer." Sandee Irwin was a midshipman first class—a senior.

Narrator: I-Day kicks off Plebe Summer, a challenging six-week basic ... "Reef Points" that introduces them to the Navy and the Naval Academy. Plebes are expected to memorize more than 1,000 ...

Photojournalist Lucian Perkins reunites Naval Academy graduates Sandee Irwin and Don Holcomb, 30 years after his photo captured the new gender dynamics at the school (Photography Interview and ...