US Naval Academy Graduation 2008 - Blue Angels flyover

The US Navy's Blue Angels fly over the Naval Academy stadium during the 2008 graduation ceremony.

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• United
• States
• Naval
• Academy
• Graduation
• 2008
• Blue
• Angels
• flyover

[skaplunk]

lol, "do it again!"

;-)

[hockeynpolo]

Every time I see them, I get goose bumps. Proud to be an American.

[dustyflair]

If the blue angles don't make you proud to be american then you're just a walking dead person

[CorpsPlaneFlyer]

@ArtemesUSN

Naval Academy Graduation 2008...not Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) graduation. NAVCAD program no longer in existence, and when it did exist they didn't graduate from Annapolis. They are all getting commissioned as Ensigns or Marine Corps 2ndLts. Besides going to flight school to be pilots or naval flight officers, or to be SWOs, many others will go on to various military occupational specialties (MOS) in the Navy and Marine Corps.

[ddavid1106]

Someone please reply!-

Do you have to go to the naval academy or is it just or a better route to take?

[336kgf]

@MyUnicornprincess Air demonstration teams kick ass REGARDLESS of who they are. Saw the Thunderbirds and the Snowbirds last summer and that was a blast and a half.

[MyUnicornprincess]

red arrows kick ass ;P

[SuperMageo]

@ArtemesUSN Ok, cool that you know so much stuff about this, I learnt allot! :)

[ArtemesUSN]

@SuperMageo My bad, none are gettin wings at this graduation. These are Nav Cad grads. They will be sent out to follow up schools. Aero, SWO etc SWO meaning Surface Warfare Officers. They just completed college basically but with requirements that would make reg college students cry foul :). Some will go on to OCS or AOCS, SWOs coem from the OCS, pilots come from the AOCS. Not sure on others like JAG, Medical or religious Officers.

[SuperMageo]

@ArtemesUSN Ok, but I was wondering about the people they were flying over, those down on the ground, are they getting their wings ?

[ArtemesUSN]

Loof for Blue angel awesome takeoff, good water plume when he goes vertical.

[ArtemesUSN]

@oddflyer Sorry took so long to respond. Heh ya I love the Blues but for a show my fav is the Reds. I wish the Reds would get better stable a/c, then they would have tighter formations but then they would have to give up some of the aerobatic moves so guess it woldnt be better :). Want a good BA takeoff there is one video that showqs him goin around 10' off the water then goin straight vertical, wonderful video cant remember where tho, ill see if I can find it.