A portrait of the U.S. Naval Academy's 1976 plebe year, from the new midshipmen's training to their first summer cruise. The video also shows first female midshipmen in their first plebe class.
Directed by Bruce Seth Green, "Annapolis: The First Year" shows the U.S. Naval Academy in the mid-to-late 1970s. This portrait shows the 1976 plebe year, but also includes footage from later classes in an attempt to show that the Academy had becoming sexually integrated.
A portrait of the U.S. Naval Academy's 1976 plebe year, showing male and female midshipmen in their first plebe class. The film follows the year's transitions, from the new midshipman's orientation, through training and academics, to the "summer cruise" where the new midshipmen are introduced first-hand to naval operations and maneuvers.