Introduction The Army and Navy Academy (the “Academy”) is a military boarding school with a rich history of over 113  years of educating, mentoring, and developing good character and leadership in young men. In short, the Academy builds virtuous young men. We are not the outdated, popular culture version of a military boarding school. Parents and cadets choose the Academy for the transformational experience it presents to young men. This consists of the unique educational opportunity of blending a boy-focused Gurian Institute education system that infuses both a military and boarding school component. We do not operate in this manner because of historical preservation, we do