ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 30, 2016) A plebe at the Naval Academy (USNA) stands watch for the first time in Bancroft Hall during induction day (I-day) 2016. The new class includes 853 men and 331 women. 28 percent of the incoming class is made up of women, making this the largest number of women to be inducted into the Naval Academy.

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