This color educational film is about the opportunities offered to the young me who attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. This is circa 1954. Opening: (no opening credits) U.S. Navy men march.  Clock tower at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Halls on campus. A chapel. Navy men carry rifles. Monuments and paintings. Boys doing chemistry. Teachers teaching the cadets. Cadets in class (:07-2:01). On Air sign, U.S. Naval Academy Educational Television Station sign. A teacher in front of a radar machine. Gun turrets with an instructor. Battleships at sea fire weapons in war-games. Planes take off and land. An officer has binoculars. Cadets have headphones on and assist on the ship, one has a CB radio to his mouth. The ship's guns are fired. Two cadets wear life vests. Military Officer salutes a group of cadets and looks them over to make sure their appearance's are up to standard (2:02-4:05). Newcomers carry their luggage as they arrive at Annapolis. Cadets stand holding rifles. A cadet comes down the stairs, makes a turn and continues onward. A cadet is asked questions by his superiors and looks very nervous. In a mess hall, the lower clansmen stand at the table before being allowed to sit with upper clansmen. No slouching at the table. The younger student opens a ketchup bottle (4:06-6:20). Officers look over a menu with the cooks. Slabs of meat and produce are brought in. Potatoes. Batter is mixed. Milk is dispensed. A cadet drinks milk, the image is presented with a kaleidoscope effect. A trained person looks over a slab of meat. Meat is cooked. Eggs are removed in a pail. Bread is cooked. African American men work in the kitchen with the food (6:21-8:14). Salads are prepared. Pies are topped with cream. A cadet scoops ice cream and pours strawberries onto it. A complete breakfast: pancakes, coffee, bread, oranges, milk and more. Lunch and dinner is featured. The cadets eat sitting straight up. Boxing, fencing, baseball, sailing, track & field, golfing. Navy football game, players rush onto the field. Cadets wave their hats as they salute the team. Cadets march (8:15-10:06). A dance with couples, balloons fall. Girls and boys slow dance. June week, a woman kisses a cadet. Graduation. The graduating class stands up and tosses their hats into the air. Girlfriends and families congratulate the graduating men. Officers salute. A senior officer speaks with a new officer. U.S. Navy Battleships at sea. Planes in formation. A Navy flag flies (10:07-12:21). End credits (12:22-12:34).

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