Why is Navy so much more popular than Army?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Academy-wise, I think the Naval Academy simply makes a better impression as a campus. It’s very park-like. If you visit the Naval Academy on a nice day it’s breathtaking. The backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay and the sailboats can make it look like a postcard. Plus, the Naval Academy sits in the middle of Annapolis. When you walk outside the gate you are immediately in a town. The academies at West Point and Colorado Springs are much more remotely located and can leave more of an isolated and bleak impression. Don’t get me wrong - they’re also great schools - but I think the Naval Academy has more eye appeal.</p>

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<p>Yes, the Yard is special in so many ways, not the least of which is location, aesthetics, and walking proximity to a hopping post-card beautiful, boutiquied colonial community. A tough scenario to top.</p>

<p>Still, West Point’s history and unified magnificence overlooking that Hudson gorge … that’s pretty special, too. AF and CG are wonderful institutions that have a propensity to look as though they were built on the cheap and current flat-roofed modernity of the moment. Both missed their boats and opportunities to make a real impression on their lovely locations, imo. Cannot speak to KP.</p>

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<p>Can’t speak about USAFA, but it’s obvious that you have never been to the USCGA! </p>

<p>“Flat-roofed modernity?” Preposterous! From the multitude of brick buildings, the white-columns and cupola of Hamilton Hall to the tree-lined parade field to the beautiful view of the Thames River and the Cutter Eagle, and the towering white steeple of the Chapel, no academy has as beautiful a campus as the USCGA!</p>

<p>Pistols at dawn, suh! ;)</p>

<p>Pics:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.stateuniversity.com/assets/logo/image/3349/large/Hamilton_Hall.jpg[/url]”>http://www.stateuniversity.com/assets/logo/image/3349/large/Hamilton_Hall.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><a href=“http://www.cga.edu/uploadedImages/About/photo_super_welcome.jpg[/url]”>http://www.cga.edu/uploadedImages/About/photo_super_welcome.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.aux91fmb.org/9-1/images/frnt.jpg[/url]”>http://www.aux91fmb.org/9-1/images/frnt.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.campusexplorer.com/media/376x262/United-States-Coast-Guard-Academy-6E37C728.jpg[/url]”>http://www.campusexplorer.com/media/376x262/United-States-Coast-Guard-Academy-6E37C728.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>:cool:</p>

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<p>UNCLE! Actually, out of enormous respect and appreciation for Luigi (actually I’m afraid of getting “the offer Whistle can’t refuse” and ending up swimming with the fishes … </p>

<p>I’ll agree. CG is cute, quaint. How’s that? Altho I must add, and Princeton Review concurs, for whatever that’s worth … that those CG rooms were described rightfully so as “dungeon-like” in character. Actually I found the moss growing on the walls of Hamilton sort of like having fresh greenery that never needed watering in each Cadet’s room. </p>

<p>Hey, seriously, jk. (Is that paradox? oxymoron? just confused?:confused:) These things are like beauty contests. While certain attributes are more quantifiable, perhaps “scientific” than others, in the end, it’s each to his/her own preferred “end.” And the Thames can’t possibly be any more polluted than the Severn. :eek:</p>

<p>Still, what IS the deal with the CG library? I honestly thought they were joking when they pointed it out.</p>

<p>P.S. One thing CG has over the big boys … hands on, personalized instructions. Would be tough sleeping in any of the classes I viewed there. Like being home-schooled by the Admiral!</p>

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<p>I’d describe my son’s room as more “state prison/modern” then “dungeon-like.” ;)</p>

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<p>I’m not too sure about that, who knows what is flowing downstream from the Groton Sub base across the river. </p>

<p>:D</p>