Naval Academy Admissions Under Scrutiny

The Naval Academy will send appointment letters to the Class of 2015 this week, and nearly all of the successful applicants will likely accept.

By mid-August, these 1,240 new midshipmen will be wearing spotless uniforms, drilling in unison and starting and ending each sentence with "sir" or "ma'am." Also, in Naval Academy tradition, they will refer to themselves as "the best and the brightest."

This familiar picture does not reveal the concerns that are surfacing over Naval Academy admissions policies.

via military.com

This is an interesting article about the Naval Academy admissions policies which may allow very marginal prospective candidates admission to the academy.