Patrick Maguire, 19, from Rockville, Md. crawls through the mud of the “Wet and Sandy” part of the Sea Trials at the Naval Academy with his fellows plebes. Based on the Battle Stations exercise at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill., and the Marine Corps’ Crucible, Sea Trials is the capstone training event for the academy’s freshmen class. The plebes navigate various physical and mental challenges, ranging from obstacle courses, long-distance group runs, damage control scenarios and water training.
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