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

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When the Brigade returned, things got tough. No longer was it a question of 12 plebes against 1 firstie, but rather 3 upperclass against 1 plebe! It was to be a long year with many ups and downs. Mostly downs. Those guys had a typical plebe load of 18 hours a semester, but that didn ' t include a 3 hour no credit course entitled The Plebe Pro- fessional Program . Their upperclass expected them to get 110% on each pro-test, and that meant studying about 4 hours a week extra. But plebes are plebes, and it was all part of the game. Like I said, plebes are plebes, and ' 79 had its share ot antics. They were probably the last class to endure an en- tire season of football rumbles, oops, I mean pep rallies, the night before each game. They also saw to it the A-4 and F-4 still got their underway hours. I think those jets have seen more action since coming to Navy than they saw in the fleet. The year passed quickly though and they soon had only one more task to attempt; HERNDON. ' 76 did it up right, and without the dry run scheduled for the night before, they attempted the climb. They got close a couple of times early on, but I helped to bolster their confidence and en- thusiasm, and together we made it in just under an hour, a modern day record which, after observing this years per- formance, might stand a long time. .; If ( i ' ' ' »( ' b-vy

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Having gained so much professional know- ledge, ' 79 anxiously awaited their chance to show the fleet what they knew. Armed with dungaree shirts and utility trou, these mis-matched young- sters left for some high seas adventure. How ' bout all those exotic ports; Charleston, Little Creek, Mayport, not to mention those around the world like Naples and Subic Bay. An interesting time indeed, and many took advantage of the opportunity to learn, travel and enjoy. Others, sad to say, let the opportunity take advantage of them. »1