The Naval Academy Preparatory School, or NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and United States Coast Guard Academy, located at NETC, Newport, Rhode Island. The mission of NAPS is: To prepare selected candidates morally, mentally, and physically, with emphasis on strengthening the academic foundation of individual cadidates for officer accesion through the US Naval, and Coast Guard Academies. The students are called by their rank midshipman candidates or cadet candidates, depending on whether they are bound for the Naval or Coast Guard Academies. However, all are informally known as NAPSters. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ... “RI” redirects here. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland . ... The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut is a U.S. military academy that provides education to future officers of the United States Coast Guard. ... Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ...

History

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In 1918, the Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels signed in a provision to have up to 100 sailors from the fleet to be eligible for entry to the Academy. Due to the difficult nature of the Naval Academy's entrance examination, then Undersecretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt also allowed for a school to founded to prepare Sailors and Marines for entry. Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... Josephus Daniels Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862–15 January 1948) was an American politician and newspaper publisher from North Carolina, who served as Secretary of the Navy during World War I. A native of Washington, North Carolina, Daniels owned and managed several newspapers before purchasing the Raleigh News and Observer... Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...

The first official classes were established at Naval Station, Newport and Naval Station, San Francisco in 1920. A year later the schools were moved to Norfolk, VA and San Diego, CA. San Diego classes were disestablished and NAPS classes remained solely in Norfolk until 1942, when the new Naval Academy Preparatory School opened in Newport, RI. The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the towns of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. ...

In early 1943, NAPS moved to the Bainbridge Naval Training Center, a facility of several hundred acres located above the Susquehanna River, some 40 miles northeast of Baltimore, MD. NAPS returned to Newport while the Bainbridge Center was temporarily inactive during a 15-month period around1950. When Bainbridge was reactivated in 1951 because of the Korean War, the preparatory school returned to Maryland. in August 1974, NAPS returned to its permanent home in Newport.

In the 1970s, civilian applicants began to be considered for entry and women were first admitted to NAPS in 1975 following congressional authorization of women to attend all service academies.

In 1979, NAPS began preparing prospective Coast Guard Academy students. The Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, selects students for assignment to NAPS. Appointments are awarded upon graduation. New facilities have recently been added to the preparatory campus including a brand new building to house the students. In addition, NAPS possesses an astro turf football field with a newly laid track surrounding it. All in all, the life of a NAPS midshipmen is considerably cozier than it has been in the past.

Admissions

It was once possible for enlisted sailors and Marines to apply directly to NAPS for admission. In the late 1980s, NAPS was brought under the authority of the USNA Superintendent and the admissions process was unified. Since then, students must apply for admission to either the U.S. Naval, U.S. Merchant Marine, or U.S. Coast Guard Academies. Those students who are deemed qualified but who may require an extra year of preparation may be offered an appointment to NAPS.

Course of Instruction

All midshipman and cadet candidates complete a standard course of study—calculus, physics, chemistry, and English—to make them competitive at their respective academies. Varsity athletics are also offered. During the first three weeks upon reporting, midshipman candidates from each of the academies complete an indoctrination period to introduce them to a military life.

External links

• Naval Academy Preparatory School's official website
• NAPS Parent Page
• United States Naval Academy's official website
• United States Coast Guard Academy's official website
• NAPS Student Welcome Info