Semper fortis. Semper fidelis.

“During my difficult first year at the Naval Academy, I came to the realization that my religious background was meaningless and that my professed faith was an empty shell. I look back now and recognize that God had ordained to do a marvelous thing in my heart.” —Larry Yandell, USNA Class of ’62

What does it mean to be faithful? How do you define success? Can you be a career naval officer and a Christian? In The USNA 12: Following Christ in the Academy, the Navy, and Beyond, graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy tell stories of their time at the Academy and how the experiences they had there transformed their lives. We trust that these stories will be a blessing to you and that this will be an example for similar books from each of the service academies in future years.

“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.” (Colossians 1:27–28