| Just as it its sister institute - The United | | | | plethora of extra-curricular activities to |
| States Military Academy, the U.S Naval | | | | choose and engage in. There is also a heavy |
| Academy also has more or less the same | | | | emphasis on professional and leadership |
| requirements for admission into it's fold. To | | | | training at the academy. The professional |
| be able to garner admission into the Naval | | | | courses are accentuated and brought to light |
| Academy, the candidate has to pass a slew of | | | | by adding on field projects with The Navy and |
| tests and be declared fit on all accounts - | | | | the Marine Corps. |
| Intellectually, physically and morally. | | | | |
| Moreover, the candidates should be aged 17-23 | | | | Some of the subjects that can be studied need |
| upon entrance, unmarried and have no | | | | special mention here. Satellite testing and |
| dependents, have no legal obligations | | | | aeronautical engineering are popular subjects |
| whatsoever and be of high moral character. | | | | chosen by midshipmen. It's worth mentioning |
| | | | here that the aerospace laboratory systems at |
| The usual admission process includes an | | | | the U.S Naval Academy are regarded as one of |
| application, personalized tests, and standard | | | | the best in the world. There is also a Small |
| protocol tests, personal and professional | | | | Satellite Program, which is actively pursued |
| references. A physical test, called the | | | | and done as projects by the midshipmen. These |
| Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFP), is | | | | projects are then tested and applied at the |
| mandatory for all the candidates applying for | | | | same world-renowned aero space labs. |
| the academy which is then followed by an | | | | Midshipmen tumbling out of the naval academy |
| exhaustive physical examination which also | | | | are apparently as savvy as they come and that |
| includes a test for vision as well a range of | | | | is one of the primary reasons why it is often |
| other complications and illnesses. | | | | called as The Shipwreck Tech". |
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| Upon graduation the midshipmen, as they are | | | | The young and budding Naval ensigns and |
| called and addressed, as long as they are | | | | Marines come packed with highest academic and |
| student officers at the academy, are | | | | technical credentials apart from being smart, |
| conferred a Bachelor of Science degree, as | | | | disciplined and training well in combat about |
| stipulated by the congress in 1933. Numerous | | | | to get into the big league for putting in |
| courses among engineering, sciences, | | | | their active service with the U.S Navy and |
| mathematics, humanities and social science | | | | serving the country to the best of their |
| are available to be elected and studied upon | | | | abilities. |
| for the midshipmen, notwithstanding a | | | | |