Plebes set sail on Naval Academy life

Capital (Annapolis) | June 29, 2006| | Copyright

Mia Hencinski and Margaret Morton, 18-year-old best friends, have celebrated many milestones together.

This week, they went from an intimate "hair-cutting" party with 14 relatives and friends to blending into a mass of sweaty, anxious and short-haired plebes.

Along with 1,216 other young men and women yesterday, the Severn School graduates bade farewell to their families on Induction Day and saw what their next four years would be like at the Naval Academy.

"Our high school days are over," said Miss Morton, of Annapolis. "Life is changing."

Despite the long-term commitment, many plebes just ...

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