NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 2024 OBTAIN CAREER ASSIGNMENTS

  POSTED ON: Friday, November 17, 2023 8:46 AM by mediarelations@usna.edu

Approximately 1,000 midshipmen in the Class of 2024 received their service assignments today in Bancroft Hall at the Naval Academy.

Midshipmen select from 24 different career choices in the Navy and Marine Corps and submit their service assignment preferences (up to six) in late August of their 1st class (senior) year.

Assignments are based on specific requirements provided to the Naval Academy by Department of the Navy leadership and consider both a midshipman’s aptitude and preference for a particular assignment. The Naval Academy endeavors to match personal preferences with aptitude and ability, placing midshipmen in the community best suited to their strengths to set them up for successful careers of Navy and Marine Corps service. Roughly 83% percent of midshipmen in the Class of 2024 received their first choice and 10% received their second choice. Midshipmen who will commission as Surface Warfare Officers will select their first ships during our annual Ship Selection Night, typically held in January.

The culmination of four years of challenging study and training as a Naval Academy midshipman is graduation and commissioning as a Navy or Marine Corps officer. During their times at the academy, midshipmen are exposed to the various career paths offered in the Navy and Marine Corps.

The Class of 2024 service assignment breakdown:

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