Successful USNA Graduates

The Naval Academy is one of the finest educations in the country, if you’re looking for a science background (everyone

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gets a BS), a massive work load that must be done in a short amount of time (while holding down a part-time job–yes, you’re paid for the labor), the requirement to incorporate physical with mental calisthenics. The result often is a successful national leader. Specifically:

• 1 President of the United States
• 2 Cabinet Members
• 6 Ambassadors
• 21 Members of Congress
• 5 State Governors
• 5 Secretaries of the Navy
• 1 Secretary of the Air Force
• 5 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• 4 Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• 27 Chiefs of Naval Operations
• 9 Commandants of the Marine Corps
• 2 Nobel Prize Awardees
• 73 Medal of Honor Awardees
• 52 Astronauts
• 45 Rhodes Scholars
• 16 Marshall Scholars
• 93 Olmsted Scholars
• 25 Fitzgerald Scholars
• 830 Burke Scholar

Who are some of these people?

• Alan Shepherd, astronaut
• Jimmy Carter, president
• Roger Staubach, football
• Ross Perot, business leader (and presidential candidate)
• James Stockdale, Medal of Honor recipient and prisoner of war
• Chester Nimitz, warrior
• John S. McCain, warrior
• John McCain, warrior and prisoner of war
• Oliver North, Vietnam vet

Not too bad of company to keep, huh?