Lucian Perkins Don Holcomb was new to the United States Naval Academy, still in the grueling orientation period known as "plebe summer." Sandee Irwin was a midshipman first class—a senior.

He was a catcher. He went to plebe summer, played with the team and was good enough to be invited back to the team when he started in the fall of 2021. He spent that entire semester as a catcher ...

Every summer, the US Naval Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Navy. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Plebe ...

was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2021 and will begin six weeks of basic midshipman training as part of the Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected for the “plebe ...