What New Merchant Marine Academy Plebes Go Through On Day Zero | Boot Camp
We got an inside look at what it’s like on the first day for new plebes at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
287 plebe candidates arrived on campus for the beginning of “indoctrination,” a 16-day period full of intense mental and physical tests.
During our visit, we saw plebe candidates getting their heads shaved, learning proper movements and responses, and enduring an event known as “the Grinder,” where their instructional cadre commands and corrects them with loud intensity.
After an emotional farewell to their families, the plebe candidates take their first steps toward becoming licensed officers in the US Merchant Marine.
Most graduates go on to work as licensed officers aboard commercial and government ships, either navigating and managing the vessel or operating its engines and machinery. But during wartime, these civilian mariners can become a critical part of the military supply chain, operating ships that carry weapons, vehicles, fuel, ammunition, and other supplies to US forces overseas.
00:00 – Intro
00:53 – Plebe Candidates Arrive
01:05 – What Is the Merchant Marine?
02:03 – What It Takes to Attend
02:26 – Why People Choose to Go Here
03:28 – What Midshipmen Do After Graduation
03:59 – History of the Academy
04:28 – Role of the Merchant Marine Today
05:13 – Plebe Candidates Are Processed
05:35 – Learning Responses and Movements
06:14 – Meet the Cadre
07:25 – Haircuts
07:48 – The Grinder
09:47 – “Motivate Your Socks!”
10:38 – Sea Year
10:54 – Sexual Misconduct Prevention
11:31 – Plebe Oath Ceremony
13:13 – Credits
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