Service Academy Facts Flashcards
United States Military Academy (Army) Established
16 March 1802
United States Military Academy (Army) Location:
West Point, New York
United States Military Academy (Army)
Superintendent:
Lieutenant General Steven Gilland
United States Naval Academy Established:
10 October 1845
United States Naval Academy Location:
Annapolis, Maryland
It is in Annapolis because then Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft wanted a “healthy and secluded” location to train midshipmen away from the “temptations and distractions” of a big city
It was originally located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..
United States Naval Academy Superintendent:
Rear Admiral Upper Half Frederick Kacher (Acting)
Nominated: Rear Admiral Upper Half Yvette Davids - first women to become superintendent of Naval Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy Established:
1876
United States Coast Guard Academy Location:
New London, Conneticut
United States Coast Guard Academy Superintendent:
Rear Admiral Upper Half William Kelly
United States Merchant Marines Academy Established:
30 September 1943
United States Merchant Marines Academy Location:
Kings Point, New York
United States Air Force Academy Established:
1 April 1954
United States Air Force Academy Location:
Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States Air Force Academy Superintendent:
Lieutenant General Richard Clark
USNA Seal
The seal of the United States Naval Academy is made up
of a hand grasping a trident above a shield bearing an ancient galley coming into action, bows on. Below the galley is an open book indicative of education. The shield is framed by the motto “Ex Scientia, Tridens”, meaning “From knowledge, sea power”.
