Admiral Larson first served as superintendent of the Naval Academy in the mid-1980s. A decade later, after having had one of the largest responsibilities in the military as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Larson returned to Annapolis for an unusual second stint as superintendent. At the time, the academy was reeling from scandal. Twenty-four midshipmen had been expelled and 88 had been disciplined for sharing and lying about a stolen copy of an electrical engineering exam. My goals are very, very simple, Admiral Larson told a gathering of academy officials, alumni and midshipmen in 1994. No. 1: to develop character. No. 2: to prove the worth of the service academies to the people of the United States. By many accounts, Admiral Larson accomplished that mission. He was widely credited with shaping the academy into a more disciplined institution and with establishing a curriculum that focused on character development. The most important thing he did for the Naval Academy was to bring it back from a deep malaise, Mr. McCain, Admiral Larsons Annapolis classmate and flight school roommate, told The Sun in 2002. Read more: baltimoresun/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-charles-larson-20140726,0,7912704.story#ixzz38fSisGVA
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:34:58 +0000
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