As a tradition during Commissioning Week, the first-year plebes will climb the 21-foot obelisk to retrieve a white "dixie cup" hat on top of the monument and replace it with an upperclassman's hat.
As part of Commissioning Week, the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon from the Marine Corps Barracks at 8th & I, Washington, D.C., will perform with the Drum and Bugle Corps and Color Guard. The Marines will execute a series of calculated drill movements and precise handling of their hand-polished, 10 and one-half pound, grand [...]
Honoring the First Class midshipmen for completion of four years at the Naval Academy, Commissioning Week offers great entertainment for all. Watch the Blue Angels from the banks of the Severn River on the USNA Campus give an amazing flight demonstration over the Academy. There will also be many other events such as the Color [...]
