Academy Quote by Simon Newcomb

I went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and then I went right into the Navy after that.

— Mikie Sherrill

The Naval Academy is a very prestigious place, and I choose to try it. I got there and darn near didn't pass, just about…

— Sam Smith

After I graduated from school, I enrolled in the military college, a cadet school. This is the first stage of military training; it instills…

— Roman Romanenko

After the United States entered the war, I joined the Naval Reserve and spent ninety days in a Columbia University dormitory learning to be…

— James Tobin

I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.

— Adam Neumann

My father wanted me to learn self-defense, so I enrolled in the Academy and loved it from the start.

— Paige VanZant

I went to college in the Air Force, and I went to college at the University of Maryland, who had college campuses on Air…

— Carl Hart

Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted…

— Mark Kelly

Many of our nation's great leaders began their careers at a service academy. I encourage anyone interested in a rewarding college experience or military…

— Chris Cannon

USNA had a great engineering school, which was one of my interests, and I knew I would benefit from the great discipline and accountability…

— David Robinson

“The first U.S. collegiate boat clubs were organized at Yale in 1843 and at Harvard the following year.”

— H.L. Fourie

I began serving my country when I was 18 years old and entered the U.S. Naval Academy.

— Mikie Sherrill