Brigham, Lindsey finish first year at United States Naval Academy

Paige Brigham and Peter Lindsey, both Bainbridge High Class of 2015 graduates, recently completed their “Plebe” year at the United States Naval Academy, culminating with two challenges in the last week.

August 12, 2016 3:10 pm
Navy Midshipman 3rd Class Paige Brigham and Navy Midshipman 3rd Class Peter Lindsey
Navy Midshipman 3rd Class Paige Brigham and Navy Midshipman 3rd Class Peter Lindsey

Paige Brigham and Peter Lindsey, both Bainbridge High Class of 2015 graduates, recently completed their “Plebe” year at the United States Naval Academy, culminating with two challenges in the last week.

First, they had to complete Sea Trials, which consisted of a 16-hour physical and mental toughness test.

Next, the Plebe class was required to successfully conquer the traditional “Herndon Climb,” in which they build a human pyramid in order to scale the Herndon Monument and place a midshipman hat atop it. They set the fastest time on this event since the Class of 1969 (1:12:30).

After completing a challenging academic year, Brigham and Lindsey have now moved up to the rank of midshipmen third class.

This summer, Brigham will be spending time aboard the USS Pinckney, a Navy destroyer stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which will be participating in the Rim of the Pacific (the world’s largest international maritime exercise, designed to ensure the safety and security of the world’s oceans).

Lindsey is attending Cadet Field Training, a four-week field intensive course at West Point, New York and will train aboard a submarine out of Norfolk, Virginia.