re: Go Navy...

The uniforms from both of the academies this year are great. It has become one of my favorite things about the game.

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The Midshipmen will wear throwback Under Armour uniforms that celebrate the team’s early 1960s history, specifically honoring Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach. The jerseys are blue with two gold stripes on the shoulders, resembling the team’s uniforms of the ’60s, and the helmet is a dark gold with an anchor on it.

More via Under Armour:

A burnished coat of bronze paint wraps each helmet and lays beneath Navy’s iconic anchor logo that serves as a call to the Naval Academy’s roots at sea, while the two Heisman winner’s uniform numbers are front and center.

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This year, Army is honoring the 1st Cavalry Division and the development of air mobility with the first large-scale use of helicopters during the Vietnam War. The game uniforms feature mostly white jerseys with “First Team” and “Army” written on each shoulder and dark green pants with a faded “United States” written down the side.

The color of the helmets matches the pants and has two yellow crossed sabers on them. More about the helmets via Army and Nike’s firstteam.football site:

In 1851, the Army approved the pair of crossed sabers as the new insignia representing U.S. Army Dragoons. They would be worn on the new style caps and become an iconic symbol of the 1st Cavalry Division

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Join the Navy, learn a skill
Join the Corps and learn to kill...

Academy grads are hit or miss. If they're a douche, they're a super douche. If they're not a douche, then they're usually stand up people

Go Army

Geaux Navy

Semper Fi!

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I'd rather watch grass grow

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You know what makes the grass grow?

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noting but positive interaction with academy guys while on active duty and reserves

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I did my cranking in the wardroom. For those who weren't in the Navy, cranking is where a person who is new to the ship has to leave their normal job and help the cooks for three months. The wardroom is where officers eat. I met some former Navy players while working up there. The officers I met and interacted with tended to be on the younger side and they were almost all really good people.

Damn, that chaplain really gets ya jacked up

Mission Accomplished
Order restored in the universe.
Well done Navy.