United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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If you had dared to mention the words Executive Department to a newly sworn-in Fifty-niner during Plebe Summer he would probably have ex- hibited little but fear of those he knew only as denizens of the Main Office. The same question two and a half years later, however, would have brought a ready (albeit somewhat strained) re- spect for this same department — and the System it represents. It wasn ' t until Second Class year that the budding officer first encountered class- room Naval Leadership, which presented the the- ory behind the military system. Then, during First Class year he was briefly introduced to Naval Organization and Leadership and Mili- tary Law, both necessary adjuncts to the devel- opment of a thoroughly versatile junior officer. executive

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0m seamanship navigation -.. . The most obvious and basic skill required by the Naval Officer is that of shiphandling. Our first contact came early in Plebe Summer as we learned that knot-tying and whale-boat pulling didn ' t go out with the old Navy, nor was the age of sail completely dead. We fancied ourselves the tradi- tional iron men in wooden ships as we sailed the yawls to learn the effects of wind and tide. We re- turned to S X two years later to discover DR tracks, three-point fixes, and the wonders of a del- ta-D sight form. We ended Second Class year su- premely confident and fairly competent navigators, and got the chance during First Class cruise to ce- ment the flaws in our learning with the mortar of experience. The final year instructed us in the fine arts of the use of ATP-i, CIC, and the Rules of the Road; we became experts at whipping our YP ' s through their paces after many hours afloat. W l m Bin 3fc l i ; ;i % F3 Ci-UfA- - t V 3