TEAMWORK: The first-year class at the U.S. Naval Academy are no longer “plebes” after successfully scaling the Herndon Monument on Monday.
The event was part of a tradition in Annapolis, Maryland, where the freshmen or"plebes" build a human pyramid and climb a 21-foot monument to replace the"dixie cup" hat with an upperclassman's hat. Finishing in one hour and five minutes, they beat last year’s time of two hours and 21 minutes.
"We call it the culminating event for the end of their freshmen year," said Jenny Erickson, a U.S. Naval Academy spokesperson. According to tradition, the midshipman who gets the hat on top will become the first admiral in the class.
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