Caleb P. Degler of Sinking Spring recently graduated with high honors from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., the academy said.
Degler earned a Bachelor of Science and a commission in the armed forces. He also earned a Merchant Marine officer license, qualifying him to serve as an officer on any ship in the U.S. flag merchant marine, the academy said.
The Merchant Marine Academy is one of five U.S. federal service academies.
It educates and graduates licensed Merchant Marine officers to serve the nation during peace and war. In addition to the rigorous academic and physical requirements for admission, applicants must be nominated by a member of the U.S. House or Senate.
All graduates incur an obligation to serve the United States military.
The U.S. Flag Merchant Marine — manned exclusively by American mariners — is essential for securing the country’s commerce in peacetime and delivering warfighters, weapons, and military supplies in times of conflict. The majority of “Kings Pointers” serve for eight years as Navy reservists in the Strategic Sealift Officer Program while working aboard U.S. flag vessels; others will serve on active duty in the nation’s armed forces, the academy said.
For more information about the academy, visit https://www.usmma.edu/.
U.S. Navy
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Kayla McDonald of Mertztown announces a foreign object debris walk down on the bridge of USS Harry S. Truman on July 5, according to the Navy.
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
All information was provided by the individual military branches.
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