POSTED ON: Thursday, May 1, 2025 9:55 AM by USNA Public Affairs
The 50th Vice President of the United States, James David “JD” Vance, is scheduled to address the Naval Academy’s Class of 2025 during the graduation and commissioning ceremony on Friday, May 23, that begins at 9 a.m. at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. This event is not open to the public.
Vance, a native of Middletown, Ohio, enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school where he served as a military journalist for four years, attaining the rank of corporal. His decorations included the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He is a graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School and was a venture capitalist prior to his political career that began in 2023 when he was sworn into the Senate representing Ohio. He is also known for his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.”
The 2025 graduation and commissioning ceremony will be streamed live on our YouTube page.
Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. In 2024, U.S. News and World Report has recognized the Naval Academy as the #1 top public school, #4 best liberal arts college, and #6 undergraduate engineering school. Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects such as leadership, ethics, small arms, drill, cyber security, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 26 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps
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Vice President JD Vance to Speak at Naval Academy Graduation – United States Naval Academy
