The Naval Academy Class of 2028 completed the annual Herndon monument climb in a time of 2:27:31 and are “Plebes no more!” ...

At 10:32 a.m., midshipmen fourth class Augustus “Gus” Russo, removed the underclassman “Dixie Cup” hat and replaced it with a midshipman’s cover as cheers erupted.

Freshmen at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis tackled the slippery Herndon Monument on Wednesday, marking the end of their ...

A lard-covered obelisk is more than a slippery slope for U.S. Naval Academy plebes, who view it as a rite of passage that changes them into midshipmen.

The rain made the annual Herndon Monument Climb even more slippery Wednesday morning. But after two hours, 27 minutes and 31 seconds, the members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2028 are plebes ...

The capstone event for freshmen, otherwise known as fourth-class midshipmen or plebes, is both a final physical and mental test. Over a 14-hour period, there will be a variety of challenges ...

NSI is a 17-day indoctrination cycle that prepares high school students to join their units as new fourth-class Midshipmen (MIDN 4/C). First and foremost, NSI was a major culture shock. Immediately ...

The climb coincides with the roughly 14-hour-long Sea Trials and is the true culminating event of their plebe year, the ...

At 10:28 a.m. Wednesday, midshipmen fourth class Augustus “Gus” Russo, 20, extended his arms to the top of the Herndon Monument, lost his footing and tumbled 21 feet into the hundreds of ...

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The Naval Academy class of 2028 shouts, Plebes no more! as they take on the Herndon Monument climb. It's a test these ...