False threat led to Naval Academy Shooting and Lockdown

Article Title: False threat led to Naval Academy lockdown and then mistaken shooting

Article Excerpt: "...ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A post on an anonymous chat platform triggered a lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy this week, and authorities investigating what turned out to be a false report of a gunman then shot and injured a midshipman who had mistaken them as a threat, a military official said Friday. ..."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com

Pentagon Replaces Naval Academy Leader Who Oversaw Racist Affirmative Action Policies

Article Title: Pentagon Replaces Naval Academy Leader Who Oversaw Racist Affirmative Action Policies

Article Excerpt: "...Under Davids’ leadership, the Naval Academy embraced the use of affirmative action in its admissions processes. A former professor at the school previously told The Federalist how such race- and sex-obsessed policies reportedly resulted in less qualified applicants being accepted into the academy and disunity among midshipmen. ..."

Reference Source: thefederalist.com

US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

Article Title: US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

Article Excerpt: "...ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.

The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy’s superintendent, in response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January, according to a court filing by the U.S. Justice Department in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ..."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com

Smart Move Dufus | Joe Biden CLAIMS he turned down an appointment to the Naval Academy To Go To University of Delaware

Article Title: Biden repeats football claim to West Point graduates at commencement address

Article Excerpt: "...Biden repeated a story about how he was 'appointed' to the U.S. Naval Academy and wanted to play football — but his path was blocked by future NFL great Roger Staubach...Biden told West Point graduates that Republican Sen. J. Caleb Boggs (deceased), whom he defeated to become a U.S. senator, had "appointed" him to the Naval Academy ...The president recounted that before his interview, "I found out two days earlier they had a quarterback named Roger Staubach, and a halfback named Joe Bellino. And I said, I'm not going there. I went to Delaware. Not a joke."

It's the same story Biden told Naval Academy graduates in 2022, when he claimed he had been accepted to the military institution in 1965 but declined to attend. "Biden attended the University of Delaware and graduated in 1965, reportedly playing briefly on the 1961 freshman team but did not finish the season.

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com