The Order of the Blue Nose is a naval tradition given to sailors who cross the Arctic Circle. The tradition involves a series of tests and obstacles to gain a visit from the King of the North. The ...

As with any group, the military has traditions that most people outside of the armed forces don’t know about. Whether ...

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Shining the brass on a battleship is not merely a mundane chore; it’s a tradition deeply ingrained in naval culture, symbolizing pride, discipline, and reverence for the ship and its crew. Dating back ...

For Navy, the six strands of rope on the helmets represent the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy, and the knots were a spin-off of the 126 knots on the sides of the pants to represent and pay ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week, which concludes with graduation on Friday, is full of traditions, some borne by the 179-year-old institution, ...

Navy football has some unique and time-honored traditions. One of the best, which is cherished by everyone involved with the program, takes place in the lead-up to senior day. On Friday night at the ...

Lieutenant General and Naval Academy superintendent Michael Borgschulte lingered outside Bancroft Hall after the Ball Run opening ceremony had concluded Friday morning, shaking hands, posing for ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — For the past seven weeks, 10 On your Side has taken you inside life in the Navy through our series “On Deck: The Navy Experience.” Our series concludes Wednesday with a look at ...

The annual Army-Navy Game is one of college football’s biggest rivalries, and there’s a lot of history around the game, not only because of the 125-plus games the Midshipmen and Black Knights have ...

There are a lot of pregame traditions that are unique to the Army-Navy Game, including the march-on of the Corps of Cadets and Brigade of Midshipmen, flyovers by military aircraft and the “prisoner” ...