<p>I attended NAPS many, many years ago when it was located in Bainbridge, MD. I agree with USNA69, it is more than just about academics and athletics. At the time I attended there were personnel from other commissioning programs, such as BOOST, also in attendence. You learn quite a bit about the people who comprise the fleet that you will soon be part of. You can learn from their expereinces, their maturity, and their devotion. There is alot to be learned from people who have been there, are there and want to continue to be a part of the Navy Marine Corps team. By the way, I was offered both even way back then, NWP or NAPS. In those days we were E-2’s when we started NAPS and were able to be advance to E-3 prior to the year ending. Not sure how they do it now.</p>