November 8, 2012
Successful USNA Graduates
The Naval Academy is one of the finest educations in the country, if you’re looking for a science background (everyone
Logo of the Naval Academy
gets a BS), a massive work load that must be done in a short amount of time (while holding down a part-time job–yes, you’re paid for the labor), the requirement to incorporate physical with mental calisthenics. The result often is a successful national leader. Specifically:
- 1 President of the United States
- 2 Cabinet Members
- 6 Ambassadors
- 21 Members of Congress
- 5 State Governors
- 5 Secretaries of the Navy
- 1 Secretary of the Air Force
- 5 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 4 Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 27 Chiefs of Naval Operations
- 9 Commandants of the Marine Corps
- 2 Nobel Prize Awardees
- 73 Medal of Honor Awardees
- 52 Astronauts
- 45 Rhodes Scholars
- 16 Marshall Scholars
- 93 Olmsted Scholars
- 25 Fitzgerald Scholars
- 830 Burke Scholar
Who are some of these people?
- Alan Shepherd, astronaut
- Jimmy Carter, president
- Roger Staubach, football
- Ross Perot, business leader (and presidential candidate)
- James Stockdale, Medal of Honor recipient and prisoner of war
- Chester Nimitz, warrior
- John S. McCain, warrior
- John McCain, warrior and prisoner of war
- Oliver North, Vietnam vet
Not too bad of company to keep, huh?
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Jacqui Murray wrote Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a tech columnist for Examiner.com, Editorial Review Board member for ISTE’s Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blogger,IMS tech expert, and a weekly contributor to Write Anything. Currently, she’s editing a thriller for her agent that should be out to publishers this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office, WordDreams, or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
