Located at Annapolis, Maryland, on the banks of Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay, an entity of high standard takes responsibility of producing the nations smartest naval officers of international repute. The United States naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate institution for the purposes of education of the student officers of the Navy and The Marine Corps. It is also called as "The Boat School", "Canoe-U", "The Yard", and "The Shipwreck Tech".

Ex Scientia tridens - Latin for From" Knowledge, Sea power "is the Academys Motto. The Academy also stands by and keeps up the Honor, courage and commitment. It also firmly believes in 'Excelling without Arrogance".

The Naval Academy was established in the year 1845 and shares more or less the same history as the Nation itself. Moral and ethical issues and developing the incumbent midshipmen with these values is one of the primary responsibilities for the Naval Academy. From the sail and steam-powered ship era to Nuclear Subs and Supersonic aircraft, the Navy has come a long way and the Naval Academy today, takes up the onus of preparing young American men and women to become established naval officers and marine officers. It is, however, a competitive endeavor to be able to secure a place at The Naval Academy.

The students in the academy are referred to as Midshipmen and they learn to take orders from practically everyone in the system, however they also learn to make decisions which can affect all their peers at the academy. Upon graduation the midshipmen are commissioned and listed as ensigns in the U.S Navy or as Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps and must be in the service for a minimum of five years just like the U.S Army cadets.

The Midshipmen, during their course of education and study - which is really a mix of arts and sciences - also take part in a lot of extra curricular and physical activities, an important mix of educational elements all geared to prepare the midshipmen intellectually, physically and morally. Though there is no graduate school directly associated with the naval Academy, there is a Naval Postgraduate College and a naval preparatory school for the midshipmen.

The U.S Academy carries a mission to develop midshipmen to the highest exacting standards as is expected from a commissioned officer, developing them to morally, ethically imbibing in them virtues of honor, respect, integrity and loyalty and prepare them to take on the responsibility of being able to take command and be of service to the government and the country.