Overview of the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) program for incoming members of the NAPS Class of 21 and their parents/families.

1. Naval Academy Preparatory School
Virtual Open House
09 July 2020

2. NAPS History
• 1915 – Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels establishes fifteen nominations for enlisted
personnel to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Only five are filled the first year.
• Aug 18, 1919 – Undersecretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt formally establishes
“special schools” in Newport, RI and San Francisco, CA to prepare Sailors and Marines to
take the USNA entrance examinations.
• 1942 – NAPS consolidates to a single location (Newport). Between 1943
and 1974, NAPS relocates four times between Newport and Bainbridge, MD.
• 1949 – JV and intramural athletic programs are established.
• 1958-61 – NAPS preps for U.S Air Force Academy.
• 1968 – First direct entry candidates are admitted. First women in 1976.
• 1974 - Present – Relocated to NS Newport.
• 1979-2008, 2016-Present – NAPS prepares cadet candidates for USCGA.

3. Mission:
To enhance Midshipman Candidates’
moral, mental, and physical foundations
to prepare them for success at the
United States Naval Academy.
Naval Academy Preparatory School
“Part of what they’re doing at NAPS for some,
and this is essential to the core of the soul, is
providing hope.”
- Steve S. Reinemund, Distinguished Graduate,
USNA ‘70

4. NAPS Organization
USNA Superintendent
VADM Sean Buck, USN
NAPS Commanding Officer
CAPT James Bahr, USN
Executive Officer
Major Andrew Koch, USMC
Battalion Officer
Major Andrew Koch, USMC
Academic Dean
Carl E Crockett, PhD
Faculty
Athletic
Trainers
Command Senior Chief
CMDCS Jerome Nurse
Info Tech
Company
Officers
Supply &
1st LT
Coaches
Academic
Center
Athletic Director
Mr Bryan Brouse
Sr Enlisted
Leaders
Battalion
Operations
Command Services Director
Mark Donahue, CAPT, USN (Ret)
Admin /
Personnel
Medical
Tutors
Life Skills
- 33 civilian
faculty
- 10 tutors
- 2 learning
skills
instructors
- 5 head
coaches
- 7 assistants
- 3 athletic
trainers
- 4 Officers
- 4 NCOs
- Navy and
USMC
- Total End Strength: 350
- Staff / faculty: 87
- 77 full-time, 10 part-
time
- 63 civilian
- 23 military
- Candidates: 274
- 249 US Navy
- 25 US Coast Guard
- Independent
Duty Corpsman
- Clinical
Counselor
- Personnel
Specialist

5. Class Profile – NAPS 2021
273 Midshipman and Cadet Candidates
Direct
Entries
189
69%
USN
46
17%
USMC
13
5%
USCG
25
9%
Men
209
77%
Women
64
23%
Multiple
Races
41 – 15%
African
American
66 – 24%
Hispanic
36 – 13%
Asian
American
15 – 5%
American
Indian
3 – 1%
Nat Hawaiian
/Pac Islands
3 – 1% White (non-
Hispanic)
109 – 40%
21% First Generation College Students
21% A Language other than English is spoken in the home

6. Moral Preparation – Character
Development and Military Instruction
• Purpose
‣ Instill Navy Core Values
‣ Develop Peer Leadership Skills
‣ Introduce Naval History and Heritage
‣ Determine Aptitude for USNA
• Focus Areas
‣ Leadership and Ethics
‣ Naval History and Heritage
‣ General Military Training
‣ Military Drill

7. Indoctrination: 17 July – 11 August

8. Indoctrination – Sample Day
Schedule
0530 Reveille
0600 Breakfast
0700 AM Training Block
1100 Lunch
1200 PM Training Block
1745 Dinner
1900 Drill or PT
2030 Clean-up, personal
time
2130 TAPS
Training Events
Damage Control
Platoon Drill
Physical Training
Team Building Events
Swim Qualification
Inspections
NITRO

9. Communication During Indoc
Phone Calls
During ROM
Arrival – 31 July: Access to phones
at all times except during virtual
classes
During Indoc
Sunday, 02 August
4:30PM – 5:00PM EDT
Sunday, 09 August
4:30PM – 5:00PM EDT
Wednesday, 12 August: Phones
returned
Liberty
During Indoc
No liberty authorized
After Indoc
On-base liberty, TBD
During Academic Year
Fridays 6:00PM – 10:45PM
Saturdays 11:00AM – 11:45PM
Sundays 8:00AM – 5:30PM
**Off-base liberty TBD

10. Transition Responses
• Mom/Dad … It’s really hard …
• Words of Encouragement:
Perspective Patience Learning Development
Effort Attitude Mindset Resilience
Teamwork Sacrifice Maturity Pay-off
“The challenge of education is not to prepare a person for success, but to
prepare him for failure”
- VADM James B. Stockdale
• We expect failure. What matters is how you bounce back.

11. Contacting a Candidate
• Address for Mail / Care Packages:
M/C First Name Last Name
Naval Academy Preparatory School
Company (1/2/3), Platoon (1/2)
440 Meyerkord Ave.
Newport, RI 02841-1519
• E-mail address:
C21####@naps.edu

12. Mental Preparation - Academic Program
• Curriculum:
‣ Mathematics 5/week
‣ Chemistry 4/week
‣ Physics 4/week
‣ English 4/week
• Classes: 75 min
• Subject Tracks:
‣ Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced
• Learning Skills
• Extra Instruction and Tutoring

13. Academic Year 2021 Major Events
14 Aug ‘20 First Day of Class
TBD *Tentative* Parent’s Weekend
19 Oct ‘20 End of 1st Trimester
TBD *Tentative* Battalion Trip to USNA
TBD *Tentative* Thanksgiving Break
12 Dec ‘20 *Tentative* Army-Navy Football
TBD Winter Break
4 February ‘21 End of 2nd Trimester; Dining-In
TBD *Tentative* Spring Break
3 May ’21 End of 3rd Trimester
13 May ’21 Pass-in-Review; Grad Ball
14 May ’21 Graduation

14. Academic Year Daily Schedule
MON / TUE / THU
0530 Reveille
0600 Breakfast
0735 Morning Classes
1100 Lunch
1200 Afternoon Classes
1445 PM Study
1545 Sports Period
1745 Dinner
1900 Evening Study
2100 Personal Time
2130 Lights Out
WED / FRI
0530 Reveille
0600 Breakfast
0735 Morning Classes
1100 Lunch
1200 Afternoon Class
1300 Military Training
1545 Sports Period
2130 Lights Out
SAT
0530 Reveille
0600 Breakfast
0700 Clean-up
0800 Study
TBD Liberty Call
2345 Liberty Expires
SUN
TBD Liberty Call
1430 ACPRO LIBEX
1800 Liberty Expires
1900 Evening Study
2130 Lights Out

15. Physical Preparation – Sports and PT
• Organized Sports
‣ Fall: Football, Cross Country
‣ Winter: Men’s and Women’s
Basketball, Wrestling
‣ Spring: Men’s Lacrosse,
Men’s and Women’s Track
• Physical Training
‣ Daily Sports Period
‣ Remedial Training
‣ Swim Lessons

16. USNAAppointment – Requirements
• CQPA ≥ 2.0 & no failing grades
‣ Improved / Sustained GPA
• Pass the Physical Readiness Test
‣ Within Body Composition Standards
(male – 22%, female – 33%)
• CO’s Recommendation
‣ Requisite Aptitude, Honor,
and Conduct
• Applied for All Applicable Nominations

17. COVID-19 Planning and Precautions
Staff:
• 14-day ROM (sequester)
• Social Distancing / Face Coverings
• 06 JULY COVID Test
• Daily Sanitization
• Daily symptom screening since March
2020
• Curtailment of leave and liberty
Students:
• Socially Distanced classrooms
• Reduced training group sizes
• Symptom screening upon arrival
• COVID Test upon entering ROM and
Day 10
• Daily sanitization of student spaces
(classrooms, athletic facilities,
berthing)
• Robust isolation protocol for PUIs
• Curtailment of leave and liberty

18. Prior to Reporting
• Male haircuts using a “1” guard.
• Males - daily shave required.
• Enlistment forms complete / in a folder.
• Nominations started. Documentation maintained
in a folder.
• Review NAPS brochure / checklists.
• Acquire quality running shoes (two pairs).
• Refill prescription medications for two months.

19. Contacting NAPS
• Command Duty Officer (24/7) 401-641-0752
• Company Officer 401-841-####
• 1st/2nd/3rd 3393/2775/3296
• Front Office 401-841-2692
Facebook: NAVALACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Website: www.usna.edu/NAPS/

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21. Questions?