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Plebe Summer
Plebe Summer is the summer training program which is required of all incoming freshmen to the United States Naval Academy. The program lasts approximately seven weeks and consists of rigorous physical and mental training. The stated purpose of Plebe Summer according to the Academy is to "turn civilians into midshipmen".
Plebe Summer begins at the end of June with Induction Day or "I-Day". On I-Day, all the candidates say goodbye to their families. Upon entering Alumni Hall, they are greeted by hand-picked upper-class midshipmen, known as Detailers, who are responsible for molding the incoming civilian plebes into disciplined members of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Each plebe is assigned a six-digit Alpha Number, the identifying serial number that they will use for the rest of their Academy career.
The plebes then line up throughout Alumni Hall to receive standard issue gear which includes several uniforms, combat boots, running sneakers and a copy of Reef Points, a 300-page handbook containing required knowledge that all plebes must memorize over the course of the summer. All the male plebes have their hair shaved off by Navy barbers. All female plebes receive a haircut that is above their chin.
Plebes are next put through a series of medical examinations and vaccinations, and afterwards learn the proper technique for saluting. During this time, the parents of the plebes are given a glimpse of the summer that their son or daughters will be going through in the form of a presentation by an administrator of the Academy. After the plebes are finished inside Alumni Hall, they move to Bancroft Hall, which will be their home for the next four years.
They are divided into 18 different companies, Alpha through Sierra (there is no Juliet or "J" company in the U.S. Military). The companies are not changed for the entire summer and compete against each other for performance points. Each Company is divided into two platoons of approximately 32 plebes each. Each platoon is divided into 4 squads of approximately 8 plebes. The final public portion of Induction Day is the "Oath of Office" Ceremony which occurs at 1800 (6 pm).
During this ceremony, the entire class of plebes is sworn into the Navy, as active-duty midshipmen, by the Commandant of Midshipmen. Following the Oath of Office, plebes are released to their families for a "good-bye" period of 45 minutes. After the 45 minutes is up, the plebes re-assemble by company on Stribling Walk and march into Bancroft Hall, starting their time at the Academy.
The first half of Plebe Summer is known to the plebes as "First Set". The first session is dedicated to the basics of familiarizing the incoming plebes with military life. The plebes take classes on Naval Leadership, Honor, Naval Warfare and Tactics, Rank Structure and the Unified Chain of Command.
The plebes are also required to begin memorizing much of the information in their copies of Reef Points. This required knowledge is known at the Academy as the "rates". The plebe's rates consist of knowledge of the enlisted and officer ranks of all branches in the military, proficiency in the NATO phonetic alphabet, information on all current Navy and Marine Corps ships and aircraft, and certain quotes which promote esprit de corps.
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Plebe Summer
Plebe Summer is the summer training program which is required of all incoming freshmen to the United States Naval Academy. The program lasts approximately seven weeks and consists of rigorous physical and mental training. The stated purpose of Plebe Summer according to the Academy is to "turn civilians into midshipmen".
Plebe Summer begins at the end of June with Induction Day or "I-Day". On I-Day, all the candidates say goodbye to their families. Upon entering Alumni Hall, they are greeted by hand-picked upper-class midshipmen, known as Detailers, who are responsible for molding the incoming civilian plebes into disciplined members of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Each plebe is assigned a six-digit Alpha Number, the identifying serial number that they will use for the rest of their Academy career.
The plebes then line up throughout Alumni Hall to receive standard issue gear which includes several uniforms, combat boots, running sneakers and a copy of Reef Points, a 300-page handbook containing required knowledge that all plebes must memorize over the course of the summer. All the male plebes have their hair shaved off by Navy barbers. All female plebes receive a haircut that is above their chin.
Plebes are next put through a series of medical examinations and vaccinations, and afterwards learn the proper technique for saluting. During this time, the parents of the plebes are given a glimpse of the summer that their son or daughters will be going through in the form of a presentation by an administrator of the Academy. After the plebes are finished inside Alumni Hall, they move to Bancroft Hall, which will be their home for the next four years.
They are divided into 18 different companies, Alpha through Sierra (there is no Juliet or "J" company in the U.S. Military). The companies are not changed for the entire summer and compete against each other for performance points. Each Company is divided into two platoons of approximately 32 plebes each. Each platoon is divided into 4 squads of approximately 8 plebes. The final public portion of Induction Day is the "Oath of Office" Ceremony which occurs at 1800 (6 pm).
During this ceremony, the entire class of plebes is sworn into the Navy, as active-duty midshipmen, by the Commandant of Midshipmen. Following the Oath of Office, plebes are released to their families for a "good-bye" period of 45 minutes. After the 45 minutes is up, the plebes re-assemble by company on Stribling Walk and march into Bancroft Hall, starting their time at the Academy.
The first half of Plebe Summer is known to the plebes as "First Set". The first session is dedicated to the basics of familiarizing the incoming plebes with military life. The plebes take classes on Naval Leadership, Honor, Naval Warfare and Tactics, Rank Structure and the Unified Chain of Command.
The plebes are also required to begin memorizing much of the information in their copies of Reef Points. This required knowledge is known at the Academy as the "rates". The plebe's rates consist of knowledge of the enlisted and officer ranks of all branches in the military, proficiency in the NATO phonetic alphabet, information on all current Navy and Marine Corps ships and aircraft, and certain quotes which promote esprit de corps.