THE FIRST YEAR

what's the good one what do you [Music] [Music] we'll be right I was apprehensive when I came to Naval Academy and number of ways Freight I might not make it afraid of might not measure up grade the program would be too rough for me to take afraid of a lot of things 1919 and 3/4 3030 201 5/8 35 done on the Box blip coming from civilian life to a military life it's always a difficult transition you'll learn how to be via nothing for a while 18 let's go say feel like a number it's really a big change your mics around immediately in squad and then the time begins making friends was tough at first because everybody was so bundled up in their own individual thoughts and I think everybody was feeling a little bit homesick wait 142 otherwise in many ways I guess is everybody is it's a matter of ignorance not knowing let's expect I've never been more tired in my life and of course everybody is in a daze it seems so regimented already to me and I felt oh boy this is the beginning it was amazing you go to the lines and there's something like 1,400 guys you were going through and you see all the names and you're looking through for your name and you think well maybe there's a possibility that there's a mistake somewhere you have to develop something where you can really depend on yourself there's no one else there you finally realize this you know it's all you these are going to be your room they're the quadrants of Raleigh and it's Bart hell bus Bob DeForest element Gary his mother makes its way bigger news release media traitors the second he's gonna throw it away you were met by an upper class and he took you to your room it was dealing with you very personally just Johnny you know start marking your clothing and stowing it away in your locker and all this is just so much you just want to think you what the heck am I doing this for it should be for that sir one more time here mr. Shipman fourth Earl asked Alistair mr. Locher how many times we've done is it's not that hard to remember okay another thing mr. lower take a look at mr. Kelly's neck this uniform you'll always wear that kind of t-shirt we don't want you guys running around thrilling all the deals all the hair on your chest wear that kind petitioning for understood yes sir carrying on thankfully discharge the duties of the office it's time to duties of the office on which I am about to enter so help me God congratulations to Midshipmen welcome aboard and pcs [Applause] / 5 a.m. we get up shave do our laundry make our beds jump out in our gym gear and take off down the stairs before sons even up you're out there good morning class this morning the routine will be the strength routine we're going to McGinnis [Music] [Applause] [Music] kind of strange at 7:20 in the morning your days already an hour two hours old what that hey right hey make sure you pivot on your heel mr. Resetti the man on the end since there are no others dressing on him does not lift his left arm I understand that Mr curry okay you don't turn this side and turn to that side okay yes sir all right and likewise man through his left we've not lift his right arm but there would be none Justin on him let's try it again about things you're still going on your left toe pivot on your left heel give it on your left heel okay see see how you switched over to your right toe there okay you don't want to do that you don't want to do that all you guys understand that yeah all right okay mr. Brady step right up for the bench be for sure with the part stand squarely in front target number 25 take the weapon from in your right hand okay ready on the right all right I know that right on the firing line [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] you learn a lot about yourself during this time because you get totally mixed up and you learn to find out what you can actually take and what you can't take mr. Payne that's caller device or lieutenant commander caller device or Lieutenant Commander our device for the test matter in childbirth one goes but happens right all outside compromises one go Oakley starting with the shoulder device from agenda commander so divided on this little board is one both are all of our one happens go swipe one four and goal 5 and 1/2 rose 5 both I know lastly if that pop star to play the disciplines can see by all you know vending is serviced by the part of the ship sir better Howard no more Johnstone tell me about the tracers there throw the tracers do you want to be 215 arrays 1000 here is the crew of course sir tonight a shot thrown in your in your colon are enormous jaws owned their core training boomer posting all this couple weeks ago what you people need a lot of work on these rates what at all satisfied from the performance today I expect a better job tonight come around however you are doing better on a grill field you look good out there today keep up the good work proud of yourselves out there your good job in your eating yes to remember that it's nothing personal it's an order that you learn to react in a pressure so when you're in the actual Navy and a pressure situation arises you'll be able to react well and not parent [Music] [Music] [Music] leave your academics really tough they hate you with a lot of allies right at first I think it's 18 or 20 the first year academics take a lot of time but you've got to budget your time a lot of math and chemistry right at first so you can't just bag it Napoleon has often been considered enough holder of the traditions of the French Revolution of Liberty of equality of fraternity mr. Hein back could you comment on his position on civil liberties United States request support and a sphere of influence here right off right here in Bucheon province opposite Formosa and the Japanese say haha the air-cushion propellers rocket thrust and jet thrust the basic principle behind each one of these lifting systems is Newton's second law of motion there were four glacial advances and flawed glacial or interglacial periods everyone here is required to participate in at least one sport at all times it can be on an intramural or a varsity level and it can be any sport that you'd like I would guess that there are about 24 sports here that you could pick from and you have every opportunity here to be a national champion if you just have the desire to do it in any sport [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] everybody right after army which is Dan de novembro pushed the coast button when they just sort of stopped and you knew that Christmas leave was going to be the greatest thing that ever happened to you during plebe year but you still had to come back to two weeks of class and then exams in my estimation that Naval Academy is probably one of the finer institutions the Navy has unlimited career field I think is the fact that their civilian professors as well as military professors is great because I think it gives you a wide range of views the instructors are willing to give extra instruction all the time and that's something that you can you know look forward to help anytime you want it the whole purpose was to develop a professional officer naval officer Herndon monument that's sort of the symbol of it all being over finally for all the plebes the monument is greased so that it's very hard to climb there's a half put on there it's a Dixie cup which is the first thing it where is it clean it's like everything else here is the team effort to work together to put one man on the top and to get that cap down [Applause] and when you get the Hat on it and I bet that's what is over the speed is it is a fourth class fully recognized by the game doesn't have to call anyone sir so liberation is rough but I'm glad I did it I thought it was really a challenge now that it's over now proud of it but I don't think I'd do it again a lot of my classmates are one in a while I don't know but I'd do it over here sure as Elwood some recruit that has to be the best thing going it was really fantastic the ports are call were great the leave periods that you get when you can be overseas or just these can't compare them to any other University [Music] I think the being able to see the world and find out what something's like decide your own little cubicle that you've come from this is probably the most fantastic thing you'll ever learn here there's nothing else you get that [Music] [Music] during the summer program you're challenged it's like you are the rest of the year the purpose of a summer cruise is a midshipman is actually integrated into the fleet operations and the first time you see the Navy and light now flight quarters mom is human scheduled for halo indoctrination flight to report to the flight deck in case during the flight we have difficulties and aircraft crashes and the crash is a sudden impact you'll feel quite a jolt in the aircraft if the aircraft is underwater you'll have to orient yourself as to which way is up best way to do that is to follow the bubble there'll be plenty of them mr. Laughlin without a signal turn starboard 2 6 5 yes sir sig bridge pulls up turn starboard 265 signal bridge I close up turn starboard 265 turn starboard 265 going up when the signal is ready for execution executed think of this kind execute signal bridge I execute turn star 4 2 6 5 execute the signal right standard rudder come to course 2 6 5 sir execute all engines ahead standard indicates turn 4 15 knots [Music] first of all you take your round out of your motor leg my regions Axman you're part of whether you're strong what he does you guys have you ever scam around in there just let it go because there look around stay in there Jim and it's with a finger something Robert hurt [Applause] keep it on good job keep it good my hair I give around my first cruisers to teach us what it's like to be enlisted me we stand and listed watch it we do enlisted chores so we get to know what it's like as an enlisted man on ship that's very important if you're going to be an officer leading in this took me [Music] gave around Avery and I guess it was after that first cruise that really hit me I wasn't just in the Academy I was really in the Navy and I was a great feeling [Music] you clavier is one of a lot of experiences but the most important experience I think it has is comradeship you're pretty close to guys when you when you sweat with them when you work with them it's a lesson that it's not good just for the Navy it's good for anywhere you go it teaches you to work with other people not just because you have to do it because you want to because you realize that that's the only way that people on society work working together pulling together to succeed [Music]