 Since 1980, more than 4,600 women have graduated from the Naval Academy and have continued to excel in the military careers and beyond. Class of 1981 graduate, Rear Admiral Margaret Klein, was the first woman to serve as Commandant of Midshipmen and is now Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism. Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michelle Howard, who graduated in 1982, currently holds the second highest position in the Navy as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Howard made history as the first African American woman to reach the flag rank and the first woman to wear four stars. Today, Midshipmen First Class Megan Musilli is the only service Academy student to be selected for a 2016 Rhodes Scholarship. To learn more about female Naval Academy students and graduates, visit the United States Naval Academy website.