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zed as midshipmen fourth class with eased restrictions and additional privileges the following academic programs bachelor of science 4 year degree programs are offered at usmma 27 marine transportation maritime logistics and security marine engineering marine engineering systems marine engineering and shipyard management these five majors can be grouped as follows the two deck majors are marine transportation and maritime logistics and security marine transportation students learn about ship navigation cargo handling navigation rules and maritime law these majors grant midshipman a third mate license for work on steam or motor vessels of unlimited tonnage the three engine majors are marine engineering marine engineering systems and marine engineering and shipyard management marine engineering students learn about the function of the ship s engines and its supporting systems these majors lead to the issuance of third assistant engineer 3 a e engineering officer licenses for steam and motor vessel of any horsepower marine engineering systems and marine engineering and shipyard management graduates are also qualified to sit for the engineer in training eit examination administered by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying ncees for portions of their sophomore third class and junior second class years midshipmen serve as cadets on u s merchant ships midshipmen are typically assigned as pairs to a ship an engineering cadet and a deck cadet and operate as part of the crew gaining hands on experience as well as the opportunity to travel abroad to foreign ports the average midshipman travels to eighteen countries during the three hundred day training period 28 this practical training results in an extended academic year that runs from late july to mid june toward the end of 1st class senior year midshipmen prepare for u s coast guard exams for a mandatory license as third assistant engineer steam and motor unlimited hp or third mate any gross tons oceans athletics edit main article merchant marine mariners secretaries cup rivalry football game between the merchant marine academy and coast guard academy the usmma mariners compete in division iii of the ncaa as a member of the skyline conference in all sports men s sports include baseball basketball cross country lacrosse soccer swimming diving tennis and track field women s sports include basketball cross country lacrosse swimming diving track field and volleyball except in football where they are an associate member of the new england women s and men s athletic conference and collegiate wrestling where they are a member of the centennial conference the usmma was a member of the skyline conference until the 2006 07 season the usmma returned to the skyline conference for the 2016 17 academic year the academy was also a charter member in the landmark conference from 2007 until 2016 29 distinguished midshipmen edit the merchant marine distinguished service medal is the highest award which can be bestowed upon members of the united states merchant marine and is the service s equivalent of the medal of honor since mariners serving in the u s merchant marine are not directly employed by the department of defense they are not eligible for the medal of honor since usmma opened in 1943 eight midshipmen have been awarded the merchant marine distinguished service medal midshipman francis a dales 30 midshipman elmer c donnelly 30 midshipman carl m medved 30 awarded posthumously midshipman edwin joseph o hara 30 awarded posthumously midshipman walter g sittmann 30 midshipman william m thomas jr 30 midshipman phil cox vannais and 30 midshipman frederick r zito 30 post graduation service obligations edit field officers of the united states merchant marine academy regimental band midshipmen at kings point have a wide variety of options upon graduation unlike the nation s other federal service academies graduates of usmma are required to fulfill their service obligation on their own by providing annual proof of employment in a wide variety of occupations as approved by marad for a specified period of time graduates may elect to fulfill their service obligation by working as licensed officers on u s flagged merchant vessels as civilians in the maritime industry or as active duty officers in any branch of the military or the uniformed services of the united states including the public health service and the national oceanic atmospheric administration regardless graduates are required to maintain their u s coast guard issued merchant marine officer s license for a period of at least 6 years those graduates electing to enter the civilian work force in the maritime industry and those sailing in the merchant marine are also required to maintain their navy reserve commission or another reserve component commission in the army national guard or reserve marine corps reserve air force national guard or reserve or coast guard reserve for a period of at least 8 years after their commissioning as officers and are required to serve in the maritime industry for at least 5 years following graduation on average about 1 3 of each graduating class goes to sea working in the merchant marine serving with the military sealift command part of the u s navy and the national defense reserve fleet or on various u s flagged ships in international trade inland near coastal transportation research vessels and other types of vessels citation needed another 1 3 generally go to work in the u s maritime industry ashore working in commercial shipping ship broking ship repair intermodal logistics marine engineering maritime law maritime insurance or defense contracting citation needed about 1 3 enter the military as active duty commissioned officers in the uniformed services of those going on active duty most enter the navy as naval aviators naval flight officers surface warfare officers submarine officers or occasionally even as seals many midshipmen enter the coast guard while others enter the marine corps army air force united states space force and their reserve or national guard components midshipmen may also apply for national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa with the noaa commissioned corps citation needed those graduates who sail in the u s merchant marine or work ashore in the u s maritime industry will receive a navy reserve commission as strategic sealift officers a graduate from usmma receives upon graduation a bachelor of science degree an unlimited uscg license as a merchant marine officer either 3rd mate or 3rd assistant engineer and a commission as an ensign in the u s navy reserve strategic sealift officer program see navy reserve merchant marine insignia or if accepted on active duty as an ensign in the u s navy u s coast guard or national oceanic and atmospheric administration or as a 2nd lieutenant in the u s marine corps u s army u s air force or u s space force graduates who choose military service must serve at least five years in the active duty force of their respective service american merchant marine museum edit maritime service recruiting poster from wwii the usmma in kings point new york is the home of the american merchant marine museum 31 the museum houses a learning center which is open to the regiment and the public the academy s collection of maritime art and artifacts exhibits including the only known back acting engine still in existence that of the former gunboat uss ranger the national maritime hall of fame 32 the only permanent exhibit of its kind in the nation which honors people and ships important to american oceanic coastal inland waterways and great lakes shipping inductees into the hall of fame must be deceased or sunk or scrapped for at least five years only one person and one ship are inducted into the hall of fame each year the hall inducted its first set of members in or about 1982 among the museum s many items are the world s largest collection of navigation and nautical instruments and the only extensive selection of ship s china on display anywhere in the world in addition one of the five surrender swords presented by the japanese to general of the army douglas macarthur at the conclusion of world war ii is housed there superintendents edit no portrait superintendent rank term start term end ref 1 james harvey tomb captain usn 1942 1943 2 giles c stedman rear admiral usnr 1943 1946 3 richard r mcnulty vice admiral usms 1946 1948 4 gordon mclintock vice admiral usms 1948 1970 5 arthur b engel rear admiral uscg 1970 1980 6 thomas a king rear admiral usms 1980 1987 7 paul l krinsky rear admiral usms 1987 1993 8 thomas t matteson rear admiral usms 1993 1998 9 joseph d stewart vice admiral usms 1998 2008 10 allen b worley rear admiral usms 2009 2010 acting shashi n kumar 2010 2010 11 philip h greene jr rear admiral usms 30 august 2010 2011 acting shashi n kumar 2011 2012 12 james a helis rear admiral usms 30 july 2012 2018 13 jack buono vice admiral usms 9 november 2018 18 june 2022 33 34 acting susan dunlap a rear admiral usms june 2022 december 2022 14 joanna m nunan vice admiral usms 8 december 2022 23 june 2025 35 36 37 acting anthony j ceraolo captain usms 24 june 2025 11 january 2026 38 15 rear admiral usms 12 january 2026 present 38 39 table notes deputy superintendent performing the duties of the superintendent 3rd supt then rear admiral richard mcnulty above right is the academy photograph of rear admiral richard robert mcnulty as commodore of the u s merchant marine cadet corps of the u s maritime commission from 1938 to 1948 and for decades prior he advocated for creation of the academy the usmma community considers mcnulty to be the academy s father he was the academy s third superintendent the letter appearing right is from the academy s early history and accompanied the photograph the letter from the united states merchant marine academy explains how as the academy s third superintendent rear admiral mcnulty strongly supported cadet sports especially baseball the academic dean shashi kumar master mariner served as acting superintendent between admirals worley and greene and again between greene and helis rear admiral susan dunlap the deputy superintendent serving as acting superintendent between buono and nunan congressional board of visitors edit in accordance with 46 usc 51312 the board of visitors to the united states merchant marine academy provides independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the united states merchant marine academy to the president of the united states and the united states congress the 19 member board is composed of members of congress academy alumni and stakeholders from the federal government and the maritime industry specifically 2 senators appointed by the chair of the senate committee on commerce science and transportation 1 senator appointed by the vice president of the united states from the senate appropriations committee 3 members of the house of representatives appointed by the chair of the united states house committee on armed services 2 members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives at least 1 of whom shall be a member of the house appropriations committee 5 individuals appointed by the president at least 2 of which shall be graduates of the academy at least 1 shall be a senior corporate officer from a united states maritime shipping company and 1 or more may be a senate confirmed presidential appointee a member of the senior executive service or any officer of flag rank who from the u s coast guard the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa or any of the military services that commission graduates of the academy and 6 ex officio members the commander of the u s navy military sealift command the deputy commandant for operations of the u s coast guard the chair of the senate committee on commerce science and transportation the chair of the united states house committee on armed services the chair of the usmma academic advisory board and the member of the house of representatives for the congressional district in which the academy is located as a nonvoting member chairmanship is rotated on a biannual basis between a member of the house of representatives and a member of the senate meetings of the board edit the board is required to meet at least quarterly in accordance with their charter including at least 1 meeting held at the academy on a date selected by the board in consultation with the secretary of transportation and the superintendent of the academy however board members in cooperation with the superintendent may make other visits to the academy in connection with the duties of the board while visiting the academy under this subsection members of the board shall have reasonable access to the grounds facilities midshipmen faculty staff and other personnel of the academy for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the board responsibility of the board edit the board shall inquire into the state of morale and discipline the curriculum instruction physical equipment fiscal affairs and academic methods of the academy and other matters relating to the academy that the board decides to consider not later than 60 days after each annual visit to the academy the board shall submit to the president of the united states a written report of its actions views and recommendations pertaining to the academy if the members of the board make other visits to the academy the board may prepare a report on such visit and if approved by a majority of the members of the board submit such report to the president not later than 60 days after the date of the approval any report submitted to the president will be concurrently submitted to the secretary of transportation the committee on commerce science and transportation of the senate and the committee on armed services of the house of representatives pub l 109 304 8 b 6 oct 2006 120 stat 1575 pub l 113 291 div c title xxxv 3504 a 19 dec 2014 128 stat 3905 notable alumni edit lane kirkland 1942 u s labor union leader who served as president of the afl cio for over 16 years robert h scarborough 1944 first graduate to become a vice admiral in the united states coast guard vice commandant of the united states coast guard inducted into usmma hall of distinguished graduates in 1997 theodore ted taylor 1944 author of over 50 fiction and non fiction books best known for his 1969 novel the cay dean white 1945 chairman and ceo of whiteco industries inc hotel display sign magnate member of fortune 500 philanthropist the dean and barbara white admissions center at usmma is named in his honor inducted into usmma hall of distinguished graduates in 2006 jack lord 1945 american television film and broadway actor director and producer he starred as steve mcgarrett in the cbs television program hawaii five o which ran from 1968 to 1980 john diebold 1946 author of the book 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