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Submarine Officer

How do you become a Submarine Warfare Officer?

Midshipmen who select Submarine Warfare can look forward to a challenging career as a member of an elite, technically advanced, multi-mission community. Newly commissioned Ensigns will find themselves serving on board the most capable submarines in...

Surface Warfare Officer

What is Surface Warfare?

Surface Warfare is the "traditional" community within the Navy that employs surface ships for the missions of forward naval presence, sea control, and projection of power ashore. Surface Warfare Officers (or SWOs, pronounced "swohs") are the men and women who, as junior...

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Class of 2014 Graduation Weekend

UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY KINGS POINT WEEKEND 2014 SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014

1700Class of 2014 reports back to the Academy1900Change of Command Rehearsal

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

07302014 Class Photo Tomb Field0800Graduation Rehearsal (Class of 2014, muster Truxton...

USMMA Hosts Flag Retirement Ceremony During Boy Scout Camporee

KINGS POINT, N.Y., April 28, 2014 – On Saturday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point and Department of Sanitation of the City of New York (DSNY) hosted a U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony during the 2014 Boy Scout Camporee. The Camporee which was organized by the Kings...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025