2007 Naval Academy Commissioning Week Events

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Tenure Marked by Alcohol Checks, First Female Commandant, Sex Assault Cases</p>

<p>Published in the Washington Compost:</p>

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In many ways, the 1,000 midshipmen who will graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy today resemble those who have gone before them – quite literally, in some cases, as some follow generations of family members who launched military careers at Annapolis.</p>

<p>And yet the Class of 2007 is unique. It is the first to be subjected to routine breathalyzer tests to support a tough new alcohol policy. It has served under the academy’s first female commandant. It has endured questions about high-profile sexual assault cases involving two football players…

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