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

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We of the Class of 1963 have completed our four years of education at the United States Naval Academy and are now beginning our careers as officers in the Armed Forces. The success that we will enjoy in the fu- ture both individually and as a group will depend in the great part on the quality of our training during those years and on what we were able to take from that train- ing. Many varied forces exerted their influences, chang- ing us from individual midshipman candidates, to the Class of 1963, and finally to commissioned officers in the service of the United States of America. Every aspect of our life helped our development. The academic departments gave us an understanding of many of the elements that make up the scope of man ' s knowledge. The inter-association of the members of the class with each other and with the entire Brigade of Mid- shipmen helped to teach us to understand and appreci- ate ideas and philosophies different from our own. The sports program, intramural and intercollegiate, developed our competitive spirit and gave us the desire to win but at the same time showed us how to accept loss when it was necessary. The military aspects of our life developed our obedience to authority and our self-discipline. Our superiors in the chain of command gave us in their daily lives the example to be followed. They embodied the principles that were being taught to us. They were the models which we could follow in many ways. However, no one aspect of our life can be singled out as the cause for our development in a certain area. Rather our acad- emics, sports program, classmates, instructors, chain of command, and every other phase of our life at the United States Naval Academy contributed to our development. The result of these influences is that we have grown in knowledge, understanding, and ability and are therefore better individuals and members of society and more qual- ified officers of the Armed Forces. We are proud of the United States Naval Academy and we will always strive to make the Academy proud of us.