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

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. . .a ul to WHAT . . . And so began the great adventure — the huge question mark. For our first month at the Academy, King Confusion reigned supreme. Stencilhng had to be done, but where? A drill the next period, but what? Always a formation, but when? Gear had to be stowed neatly in lockers, but how? We seem to have lived through it, but how?

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I DO PROMISE... We seemed small, talked in whispers, and were humbly awed by the impressiveness of the Hall made Memorial through the glorious deeds of past heroes— heroes of the Service of which we were soon to become a living part. With the oath, we became Midshipmen of the United States Navy. We walked into Memorial Hall as students, workers, sailors; we marched out as members of the class of 1946. Past heroes lend inspiration for the future 1076 days to go BANCROFT, te ie we come . . . The actuality of midshipmendom crashed upon us im- mediatelv. First it was the numbers racket: room and rifle, cutter crew and chow table, company and laundry. Then it was stencilling: white works on the outside, col- lars on the inside, skivvies on the front, belts on the back, everywhere on the hands. Next came the bell system: formation bell, late bell, absent bell, fire bell, taps bell, and many more to make the bewildered plebe wonder just what was going on. If you did one thing, you should have done the other. No wonder we became fatalists; we couldn ' t win! 20

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4f044 IBI m Comdr. J. E. Smith Assistant to the Cominandmit Comdr. A. J. Miller Executive Officer Comdr. H. M. Heming First Lieutenant THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Comdr. F. L. Sheffield (ith and 7th companies Ens. H. A. Montillon Officer Inspector of Uniforms Comdr. E. K. McLaren I3th, 14th, 15th companies Comdr. E. F. Jackson 18th, 19th, 20th companies Comdr. C. W. Consalvo 11th and 12th companies