Bermudian Midshipman Sworn In

Bermudian Blake Burgess, was recently sworn in as a member of the Maine Maritime Academy Regiment of Midshipmen at a ceremony held earlier this fall during the college’s annual Family Weekend.

The Midshipmen oath was administered to the 201 candidates by Captain Jeff Loustaunau, Commandant of Midshipmen, marking the successful conclusion of Regimental Preparatory Training [RPT].

RPT, a six-week intensive training programme, emphasises traditions of the MMA Regiment of Midshipmen, military drill, aquatic training, and ship familiarization.

While in the programme, candidates for the Regiment of Midshipmen, a student-run management model, is comprised of students seeking a US Merchant Marine license as a third mate or third assistant engineer on unlimited tonnage vessels following graduation.

For other students at the college, participation in the Regiment is optional. The regimental system promotes learning and self-reliance, leadership, and effective communications and interpersonal skills.

Midshipman Burgess, a graduate of Christchurch School, Christchurch, Virginia is a member of the MMA class of 2015 and is majoring in Marine Transportation Operations [MTO].

Maine Maritime Academy, founded in 1941, enrolls more than 900 students from 35 states and several foreign countries.

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