Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A first-year midshipman, or plebe, is splashed with mud..jpg ANNAPOLIS Md May 15 2012 A first-year midshipman or plebe is splashed with mud while participating in the annual Sea Trials at the U S Naval Academy Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps ™ Crucible and the Navy ™s Battle Stations recruit programs It is a capstone event for the fourth class midshipmen and serves as a leadership challenge for the upper class midshipmen who lead each event during the exercise U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released 120515-N-OA833-006 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7204530238/ A first-year midshipman or plebe is splashed with mud 2012-05-15 09 06 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7204530238 2012-11-13 16 06 25 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check United States Navy images |