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A U.S. Naval Academy upper-class midshipman instructs a Plebe from the class of 2012 on military bearing during induction day at the academy in Annapolis, Md., on July 2, 2008. Induction day is the beginning of Plebe summer, the six-week process of turning civilians into midshipmen.

A U.S. Naval Academy upper-class midshipman instructs a Plebe.

A U.S. Naval Academy upper-class midshipman instructs a Plebe from the class of 2012 on military bearing during induction day at the academy in Annapolis, Md., on July 2, 2008. Induction day is the beginning of Plebe summer, the six-week process of turning civilians into midshipmen.

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