the midshipmen's story
E-book available now for pre-sale at Smashwords.com
Publication of paperback, e-book and Kindle editions scheduled for March 1, 2001.
The Midshipmen's Story, tells the story of two World War II U.S. Navy midshipmen in combat, over 100 years after the last U.S. Navy midshipman served in combat.
braving the wartime seas
A tribute to the hundreds of students and alumni of the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps who gave their lives in World War II.
train surface officers as naval mariners
Naval Institute Proceedings, December 2019.
The Navy has suffered the loss of 17 sailors and tens of millions of dollars in damage to its ships. Training for the Navy’s bridge watchstanding officers obviously is off course.
where are you going, kings point?
Naval Institute Proceedings, November 2017.
Today, in spite of a proud history and government declarations to the contrary, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appears to have lost its way.
Sea Year with the Navy: The First Time
The Kings Point midshipmen who spent some of their Sea Year serving aboard Navy ships in 2017/18 were not the first to do so. Several Kings Pointers served on Active Duty with the U.S. Navy during World War II for part of their Sea Year. They were the first U.S. Navy Midshipmen to serve in combat since the 1840s'.
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