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Naval Academy Class of 2027 scales Herndon Monument in 2 hours, 19 minutes
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2027 scaled the Herndon Monument in two hours and 19 minutes, marking their transition from plebes to midshipmen.
A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours
It took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the ultimate in upward mobility: scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with a cap. The Class of 2027 worked together to scale the 21-foot (6-meter) obelisk covered in vegetable shortening to replace a white plebe “Dixie cup hat" with the upperclassman’s hat.
Plebes no more: Naval Academy students complete annual monument climb
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland have participated in a ritual that marks the end ...
Naval Academy plebes scale greased 21-foot Herndon Monument in annual freshman year tradition
Naval Academy first-years scaled the greased-up, 21-foot-tall Herndon Monument obelisk to graduate from plebes to fourth class midshipmen in an annual academy tradition.
A tradition continues: Naval Academy Class of 2027 to take part in Herndon Monument Climb
U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen in the Class of 2027 are expected to take part in the Herndon Monument Climb early Wednesday morning, according to the academy.Th
WATCH: Naval Academy Class of 2027 climb Herndon Monument in long-standing tradition
The climb coincides with the roughly 14-hour-long Sea Trials and is the true culminating event of their plebe year, the United States Naval Academy said. The company of plebes awarded for the top unit performance during Sea Trials will lead the rest of the ...
Moment US Naval Academy freshmen reach top of greasy Herndon Monument
Watch the moment members of the US Naval Academy's first-year class complete the annual greased climb in Annapolis, Maryland. Every year, freshmen - known as “plebes” - form a human pyramid to attempt to climb a 21-foot granite obelisk to replace a “dixie cup” hat with an upperclassman's hat.
Naval Academy freshmen tackle the Herndon Monument Climb today
Freshmen at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb.The climb will take place in front USNA in front of Chapel.Members of
Naval Academy Commissioning Week is around the corner. Here’s what to know.
Commissioning Week at the Naval Academy begins on May 17, culminating with the Class of 2024 graduation on May 24.
U.S. Naval Academy plebes to cap their first year with greasy, grueling Herndon Climb
Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, known as plebes, gathered around a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday ...
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A Slocomb High student has been chosen to attend one of the most well-known military academies in the country. Linda Andral ...
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The Naval Academy is a school not so well known as the Military Academy, and it is, perhaps, considered by some a school of minor importance and inferior aims. It is, however, a school quite on ...
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The United States Naval Academy campus is beautiful and pays homage to the naval branch of the military, even while it raises up the new generation. The "noon meal formation," where the midshipmen ...