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

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% which didn ' t seem like such a big deal until we were second class and had to take the bus. In fact, if we ' re talking long-term effects, Hurricane Glo- ria couldn ' t hold a candle to CAPT K. ' s infamous speech. SECOND CLASS YEAR Midn Y: The New and Improved Rules That Didn ' t Have To Be Apologized For began to rear their ugly heads second class summer. During the long, hot weeks of PROTRAMID, our evening liberty was curtailed so that we could participate in a mandatory study hour. Study hour? For NS300T? Midn X: Actually, study hour wasn ' t always en- forced. Exceptions were made whenever CAPT Shupp felt the urge to practice for the change-of- command ceremonies. Midn Y: During summer training, Group 10 blew holes in the theory that they can ' t fry us all. Other Groups who sat through the stressful lecture were sympathetic. Midn X: Later, the can ' t fry us all theory was to be further tested at the ' 86 Army-Navy game. Some of us wondered if, by the time they were through yanking people out of ranks, there would be anyone left to march on the field. Midn Y: It shouldn ' t have surprised us, though. The first semester of our second class year should have been warning enough of which way the tide was flowing. After all, we did spend a whole year of Saturday mornings attending widely appre- ciated SSIP lectures. Midn X: When we weren ' t attending mandatory lectures, we were in reg PE gear, getting our rooms inspe ction-ready. In Fourth Batt., to be extra-professional, mids field-tested a new no- sleeping-in-the-afternoon rule. That policy crashed like . . . like a midshipman in the af- ternoon. Midn Y: The administration decided that mids weren ' t responsible enough to ride bicycles, but if they would have let us ride bikes to Baltimore, we might have made it to the Notre Dame game in time for the kick-off. Midn X: It took almost as long to get to the Notre Dame game as it did to re-brick Stribling Walk. Midn Y: No, it didn ' t take thai long. By the time they finished re-bricking Stribling Walk, they were nearly done with whatever they were doing with Mahan Hall. Midn X: I don ' t know; that scaffolding was up there for an awfully long time. Midn Y: It was up there for almost as long as we ' ve been rambling along, trying unsuccessfully to stick to our topic. Midn X: Which was? Midn Y: The Year, in Review. Later, ENS X and ENS Y continued their ram- bling, feeling, as alumni, even more sentimental about The Institution. Their final words could 22 Class Hiv r £

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you don ' t like it, quit! They ' re still taking ap- plications at the University of Maryland ? Midn Y: Too easy. It was the one, the only, CAPT K. — aka Captain Al, the plebers pal. The speech that you ' re referring to will live forever in the hearts and minds of all members of the Class of 1988. 1 wish I had a complete transcript. As it is, I can only remember general impressions . . . Midn X: I know what you mean. When I think of it, I remember bits and pieces, like faggy stuffy things, pansies, and we don ' t have to apol- ogize for anything we do. YOUNGSTER YEAR Midn Y: Yep, that speech really capped off the year well. It was the year of Carl Beve. Jr. Midn V. Talk about rumors! I heard some real winners about him. Who was he, anyway? Did he have anything to do with Sandra Day O ' Connor? Midn Y: No. I don ' t think so. Must have been another rumor. But some events were more sub- stantial — for instance, the demise of Midship- men Held Publications. We all mourned the MHP ' s loss, until we figured out that it would mean more weekends, and more civilian clothes privileges. Midn X: The civvies regs were definitely twisted. Old rules: weekends in uniform, but when de- parting on and returning from leave, civilian clothes were allowed. New rules: civvies were allowed on weekends, but for leave, we had to be in uniform. Whv? In the Fleet, vou alwavs re- port to your duty station in uniform. What ' . ' Midn Y: Whatever. Under the New Rules, the Dant ' s List was defined to replace the company officers ' list. Newly privileged mids received standardized bennies. Midn X: But there were some bonuses that we all received. Like, for example, our official Torpedo ' Em penlights. Did we really pay five dollars for those things? I still have mine. I figure it ' ll be a collector ' s item someday. Midn Y: One of the biggest events of the year was Hurricane Gloria — the gloriafied rainstorm that cancelled Friday classes and sent firsties to the sea wall to rescue drowning cars. Midn X: As youngsters, we drove POV ' s to Army, Class Histoi 21 4

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only be fully appreciated by other members of the Class oj 1988. ENS X: Remember Friday noon personnel in- spections ever) week? Filet mignon? Bagels on Wednesdays and Sundays? W Y: Remember when the label on the peanut butter said Skippy instead of King Hall ? Remember the Spring Crack during second class year? (Wasn ' t long enough to be a Break.) W V. Remember when two strategically placed snow days (four weeks apart) enabled us to miss two EE tests? ENS Y: Remember when ritos with Mexican Meal . thev served Dor- ENS X: But that was a long time ago. And def- initely off the subject at hand. What were talking about? THE YEAR IN REVIEW...