Wedding Timeline

To finish all your important duties on time, the bride and groom should plan a calendar of events in advance. Then there is no last minute hassle or hazard to mar that all important day.

Wedding Planning

Planning a wedding should be one of the happiest most exciting times of your life. To insure that it is, proper preparations and efficient organization is vital to the success of this affair. If you are planning a formal wedding and elegant reception or a simple ceremony and a buffet reception,...

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

This is a summary of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program at the Academy.  It includes prevention training, response capability, and resources available.

Uniforms

Midshipmen generally wear one of four classes of uniform while on Academy grounds.  The wearing of civilian clothes, traditionally known as being in "mufti" or "civvies", is a class privilege. For example, fourth classmen must go on liberty in Service Dress Blue or Summer White...

Sounds

Simply click on the song name to listen and/or download.

You will need an MP3-capable audio player, such as Windows Media Player, WinAmp or Quicktime. Before obtaining any music for non-personal use, please contact us. Thank you.

CDs are available...

History

During World War II, Maritime Training Facilities were placed in strategic locations around America. These stations included Pass Christian, Mississippi, San Mateo, California, Fort Trumbull, Connecticut, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn and Kings Point. At the larger locations, professional...

Director

Lieutenant Commander Bob Nixon, USMS, is a native of Lebanon Ohio, and comes to the Merchant Marine Academy after retiring from the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bandmaster with over 31 years on active duty. His military service includes commanding bands in...

Midshipmen Reflect on Presidential Inaugural Parade 2013

It was not only Martin Luther King, Jr. Day but also Inauguration Day early Monday morning as the Regiment of Midshipmen gathered together in the crisp January air and boarded buses bound for Washington, D.C. There was much excitement, as the anticipation from weeks of training and preparing to...

United States Merchant Marine Academy to March in Presidential Inaugural Parade

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) has been invited to march in the 57th Inaugural Parade. The parade commences following President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony on Monday, January 21, 2013.