fran090799
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My cousin told me that to graduate from USNA you have to complete the 10 meter tower jump. Is this true? I found no information online that gave me a straight answer.
Is it required during plebe summer?Kid (current Youngster) just said he doesn't think it is anymore. He has others in his company that haven't done it since Plebe summer. He thinks lower heights are required, but to get higher marks, you need to do it during academic year.
That’s what I was looking for. Glad you posted it the 2024 version.Please read through this instruction that outlines the PE requirements for graduation. https://www.usna.edu/AthleticDirect...00.1APE-Graduation-Requirements-from-USNA.pdf
Oh the stories from the olden days of doing that in McDonough Hall....It used to be a graduation requirement - you could be satisfactory in every respect but fail that and be ineligible to graduate.
Some years ago that changed. I think the thinking is now if you have to jump off a high ship deck into the ocean, you’re either going to do it or not, and the key is to have the swimming skills once you’re in the water. If you stay on the ship while whatever catastrophe is happening, you have other things to worry about.
Curriculum
Curriculum page for Physical Education Department at USNA.edu. Updated Mon May 15 10:32:51 EDT 2023.www.usna.edu
In DH’s day they climbed the rope ladder to a suspended platform in McD. If you didn’t go off within a certain amount of time, the rope ladder was swung away.Oh the stories from the olden days of doing that in McDonough Hall....
We had to do the 10M at OCS a few times - while everyone was dithering at the foot of the stairs, I got myself to first or second in line and just blanked my mind, went straight up and off. If you let the lizard part of your brain start thinking too much about what you are doing - and look down - it paralyzes you. People you never thought would freeze at anything would get stuck, and the longer they waited, the more stuck they got.I have it on good authority that it’s no longer required to graduate. Rather, the height at which you choose to jump factors into your PE grade. I don’t think you can earn an A without jumping from 10M. Grades go down as do the heights. Someone decided it was a dumb idea not to graduate someone because they wouldn’t jump off the 10M. Probably right.
Exactly!! Do not let me wait and think about it.I am terrified heights. But, I did the 10M with no issue. The worst part was climbing the stairs and then waiting on the platform. I stayed far enough back I could see the pool and waited until next was yelled. Stared straight ahead and never looked down. Rappelling, I volunteer to go first. Anything with a height, I just went as fast as possible to prevent the doubt settling in. I don’t remember anyone in my class having an issue with the 10M.
Climbing that rickety/flexible ladder while a couple of classmates hang off it in the pool to "anchor it" andOh the stories from the olden days of doing that in McDonough Hall....