Talk:United States Merchant Marine Academy/Archives/2013

Andrew Card, Martin Perl, Henry Kendall
His white house bio only said that Card "attended" the Academy and that he received his B.S. from the University of South Carolina. Unless someone can demostrate that he graduated from the Academy, his name should not be with graduates. Barneygumble


 * Martin Lewis Perl, Nobel Laureate, and Henry W. Kendall, Nobel Laureate, are two others who were briefly there. Both were there during WW2.  Perl graduated Brooklyn Polytechnic and Kendall graduated Amherst College.  Both are listed as graduates of their respective schools in Wikipedia.  Regardless of the debate about whether or not they can be considered graduates of this four year year college, it is absolutely remarkable that two physics Nobel Laureates were at the Academy at essentially the same time.  No other service academy can lay claim to this.  An astounding and noteworthy mark of excellence for the Academy. Lane Kirkland is another notable who was there briefly during WW2.


 * During WWII, Kings Point used a very short training program to prepare Merchant Marine Officers for the war. While many midshipmen went on to other colleges to complete four-year programs after the war, thousands of midshipmen graduated from the Academy before pursuing a four-year program including Martin Lewis Perl.


 * People who attended the school during WWII and completed the program are considered graduates and alumni. The school was made permanent in the 50s. Someone who is an "attendee" is someone who went there but left before finishing the program. Barneygumble 10:57, 11 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Did Kendall finish the program?

Alumni
I have searched for Christopher Dennison and cannot find a reference to him on the internet. Unless someone can show otherwise, I don't belive he should be included among notable alumni. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Justinian3 (talk • contribs).


 * IMO alumni lists should be merged. Alumni include attendees who did not graduate. A class year could still be shown. It would be nice to integrate distinguished midshipmen with their accomplishments. Most of these people in the list should probably have their own article.Student7 (talk) 18:52, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Rating
The article needs sources. There are currently only two sources listed for such a lengthy article. Ahodges7 talk 01:56, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

It also needs some serious editing. "Life after graduation" is almost embarrassing as an encyclopedic entry, particularly the paragraph of "and 1/3 go into the U.S. Navy", which reads at first like a Navy commercial, and then is inclusive of everything but the kitchen sink. If graduates go into all the military services, then say so, and stress the Navy as the most frequent choice.--Reedmalloy (talk) 14:34, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Admissions
Besides the mentioned criteria, are there age requirements/restrictions? Can anyone enroll at any stage in their life, or are they restricted like other military academies?--MartinezMD (talk) 16:45, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Corrected and updated on October 2nd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.162.8.59 (talk) 18:23, 3 October 2012 (UTC)