--- title: "Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal" description: "Seniors at the Naval Academy found out what job they'll have after graduation with a custom 'team jersey' for each assigned field." date: "2025-11-21" modified: "2025-11-21" authors: - name: "Matt White" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/matt-white/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/navy-senior-job-reveal-jersey/" categories: - "Culture" - "Mandatory Fun" --- # Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal ![]() *A U.S. Naval Academy senior celebrates her selection as a Navy pilot after graduation. Senior midshipmen learned on Nov. 20 what job they'll be in after graduation by receiving a customized 'team jersey' for that field. Navy photo by Kenneth D. Aston Jr.* Put ‘em in, coach. They’re ready to sail. More than 1,000 soon-to-be Navy officers found out their future jobs Thursday at the U.S. Naval Academy with a unique reveal: a baseball jersey customized for the Navy or Marine Corps 'team' each senior was headed toward after graduation. Future pilots got a blue button-up with “Navy Pilot” in gold — the colors of the Blue Angels. Surface Warfare Officers got blue-on-blue unis that read "SWO" while future Silent Service sailors wore under-the-sea themed aqua marine "Submarines" jerseys. And the quarter of Annapolis seniors headed to the Marine Corps? Scarlet and gold, of course. ![Three U.S. Naval Academy seniors celebrate their selection as future Marine Corps officers. Senior midshipmen learned on Nov. 20 what job they'll be in after graduation by receiving a customized 'team jersey' for that field.]() *Three U.S. Naval Academy seniors celebrate their selection as future Marine Corps officers. Senior midshipmen learned on Nov. 20 what job they'll be in after graduation by receiving a customized 'team jersey' for that field. Photo from Naval Academy Flickr page.* [The jerseys put a new twist]() on a long-running tradition of seniors at the three major service academies learning what job they are headed toward on the same day. The U.S Military Academy will hold its all-at-once event at Branch Night in early December, while the Air Force Academy’s assignment day is known as Job Drop. At Annapolis, midshipmen hold Service Selection ceremonies within their company, and senior classes often create their own memorabilia for the event. The last two classes, for example, passed out custom t-shirts. But the Class of 2026 may have permanently raised the bar, with customized baseball jerseys ready for all 1,063 midshipmen as they learned what career field they’ll serve in. ![]() *Members of the Navy volleyball team in jerseys indicating their post-graduation careerfields. Photo from Navy volleyball Facebook page.* ![A Naval Academy senior selected for Marine Corps service.]() *A Naval Academy senior selected for Marine Corps service. Photo from Navy Football Facebook page.* ![]() *Naval Academy seniors in jersies for pilot, surface warfare officer, or SWO, and submarines. Navy photo by Kenneth D. Aston Jr.* ![]() *Three Naval Academy seniors with the school's Superintendent, Marine Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte. Photo from Navy Football Facebook page.* ![Two Naval Academy seniors celebrate their selection as Navy Pilots.]() *Two Naval Academy seniors celebrate their selection as Navy Pilots. Photo from U.S Naval Academy Flickr page.* According to [statistics released by the Academy](), close to three-quarters of the class ended up in one of three tracks: aviation (237 pilots and 64 naval flight officers), surface warfare (260), or into the Marines (267, with 178 headed to ground jobs, 81 pilots, and eight into Marine cyber forces). The fourth-largest cohort is the 132 midshipmen headed into submarine service, one of the few jobs at the school that students can commit to early for a guaranteed spot and bonus. Among smaller jobs, according to the school, 30 students will train in Naval Special Warfare, which includes SEALs, and 18 in Explosive Ordnance Disposal — two jobs considered among the most competitive to land at the school (notably, in several dozen photos released by the school of hundreds of celebrating students, none show students in jerseys for either job). Seven students will join the civil engineer corps, while 14 will be assigned to cyber or cryptological warfare. Four seniors will next go to medical school to join the medical corps, three will be in oceanography, and one student will be an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer. Academy officials said 79% percent of the seniors got their first choice for a job. ## Author Matt White is a senior editor at Task & Purpose*.* He writes on news, people and events that affect the lives of those in the Army, Air Force and Space Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. He also helps direct and edit coverage across Task & Purpose’s newsroom. He has written widely on military aviation and mishaps, service members with unique stories, and special operations including [combat search and rescue](). Got a story to tell? You can reach Matt at [matthew.white@taskandpurpose.com]() ### Author social links [Facebook]()