What are my career options upon graduation?
The career options available to Naval Academy graduates are the broadest offered by any of the nation’s service academies. You can: –specialize in surface warfare, with assignments in ships ranging from minesweepers to guided missile cruisers; –enter the submarine service, with duty in nuclear-powered attack and ballistic missile submarines; –fly a variety of aircraft from helicopters and shore-based patrol planes to supersonic, aircraft carrier-based jet fighters; –work with nuclear propulsion systems, powerful computers and sophisticated weapons systems in locations around the world; –command infantry, armor, artillery, aviation units, and much more as a Marine Corps officer; –be selected as a Special Operations diver or a Special Warfare SEAL; and –lead the most talented and highly motivated Sailors and Marines in the world, no matter what career path you choose. A very limited number of billets (usually about 15) in medicine are available each year for graduates who are acce