What’s happening in October at USNA

Important military and patriotic days:

• October 10th: Happy Birthday, USNA! (initially opened with 50 midshipman students and seven professors)

• October 13th: Happy Birthday, US Navy! (the Continental Congress authorizes construction of two warships)
• October 10th: US forces take Okinawa
• October 18: Military World Games
• October 26th: Day of the Deployed
• October 27th: Navy Day

Here are some articles to help you through October:

• Patriotic Music for your USNA Dream
• The Sailor’s Creed: What it Means to be in the Navy
• Successful USNA Grads

Now, check the ToDo list to see if you’re up to date:

October To Do List for USNA Applicants

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is the author/editor of two military-tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days (starring the USS Bunker Hill), over one hundred resources on integrating tech into education, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, adjunct professor at UC and CSU, and mother of a LT CDR in the Navy and a SSGT in the Army.