#plebes

[wrestlingisbest]

Plebes no more

U.S. Naval Academy’s 65th Superintendent Vice Adm.Yvette Davids, and Col. James McDonough, Commandant of Midshipmen, congratulates Midshipman 4th Class Ben Leisegang, 20 years old, of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, after placing the midshipman cover atop the Herndon monument. USNA freshmen, or plebes, climb the Herndon Monument, a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen’s freshman year. The class of 2027 completed the climb in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds.

Pics U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah M. Thielen

[gloop-augustus]

Plebes (Freshmen) climb the Herndon Monument at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland May 15, 2024. It took them 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 11 seconds. Photos by Tom Brenner.

[sleepydrummer]

“You hint at politics, and strange summonses, and forget that we plebeians know nothing of these matters.”                                          —Virginia Woolf, The letters of Virginia Woolf

crédit: Funeralsong2011

[alexisferry]

[giantsorcowboys]

Hump Day Hunks

Nothing Like The Naval Academy’s Best Climbing Up A Greased Monument...

It’s The Annual Herndon Climb.

Woof, Baby!

[demon-with-the-blue-eyes-blog]

Rat frowned and wondered why Curse was lying. He growled low, but bit his tongue and hobbled up the hill with the weighted pack on his back after her. Later, once the task was done, he returned to his bed roll and collapsed.

As he tried to find sleep, he couldn’t help but feel a divide between himself and the others. That he was an outsider among misfits. He kept telling himself that it didn't matter. It was a lie, one that give him little comfort.

How were these people supposed to be his family? The answer came to him a moment later, and he smirked ruefully. "Every family has a black sheep…"

[flakkiiss]

Hola ❣️

[wrestlingisbest]

LIVESTREAM: Herndon Climb - Over 2 hours and still going...