Presidential Commencement Cycle

[23Lt]

Does anyone know if there is a cycle (or pattern) of which SA POTUS speaks at for graduation?

 

[kinnem]

I'm pretty sure it's an annual rotation. Can't imagine it being done any other way. Last year was Navy, so it should be Air Force or Army this year.

 

[FMHS-79]

Unless my google skills are failing me, here's the rotation for the past 20 years:

1999 - US Air Force Academy
2000 - US Coast Guard Academy
2001 - US Naval Academy
2002 - US Military Academy
2003 - US Coast Guard Academy
2004 - US Air Force Academy
2005 - US Naval Academy
2006 - US Military Academy
2007 - US Coast Guard Academy
2008 - US Air Force Academy
2009 - US Naval Academy
2010 - US Military Academy
2011 - US Coast Guard Academy
2012 - US Air Force Academy
2013 - US Naval Academy
2014 - US Military Academy
2015 - US Coast Guard Academy
2016 - US Air Force Academy
2017 - US Coast Guard Academy
2018 - US Naval Academy​

While there is a general structure, it appears that the president's schedule dictates a change in the rotation from time to time.

 

[AROTC-dad]

Hmmm. It would seem USMMA is conspicuous in its infrequency (once in 2006).

 

[Old Navy BGO]

FMHS - you forgot one... (I know, more than 20 years ago , but will never forget the best graduation speech ever !)

1985 -USNA (President Reagan)

You should have heard the crowd cheer when the President promised the parents that he would give us the tools necessary to do our job and come home safe. (In the midst of building up a 600 ship Navy). A lot of the weapons systems from that period are just being retired now.
He then proceeded to shake hands with every graduate , despite very hot humid conditions.

 

[FMHS-79]

Mea Culpa @Old Navy BGO

1881 - US Naval Academy (Garfield)
1902 - US Naval Academy (Roosevelt)
1902 - US Military Academy (Roosevelt)
1905 - US Naval Academy (Roosevelt)
1912 - US Naval Academy (Taft)
1914 - US Naval Academy (Wilson)
1916 - US Military Academy (Wilson)
1921 - US Naval Academy (Harding)
1925 - US Naval Academy (Coolidge)
1933 - US Naval Academy (Roosevelt)
1935 - US Military Academy (Roosevelt)
1938 - US Naval Academy (Roosevelt)
1939 - US Military Academy (Roosevelt)
1955 - US Military Academy (Eisenhower)
1958 - US Naval Academy (Eisenhower)
1961 - US Naval Academy (Kennedy)
1962 - US Military Academy (Kennedy)
1963 - US Air Force Academy (Kennedy)
1964 - US Coast Guard Academy (Johnson)
1969 - US Air Force Academy (Nixon)
1974 - US Naval Academy (Nixon)
1975 - US Military Academy (Ford)
1978 - US Naval Academy (Carter)
1981 - US Military Academy (Reagan)
1984 - US Air Force Academy (Reagan)
1985 - US Naval Academy (Reagan)
1988 - US Coast Guard Academy (Reagan)
1989 - US Coast Guard Academy (Bush)
1991 - US Air Force Academy (Bush)
1991 - US Military Academy (Bush)
1992 - US Naval Academy (Bush)
1993 - US Military Academy (Clinton)
1994 - US Naval Academy (Clinton)
1995 - US Air Force Academy (Clinton)
1996 - US Coast Guard Academy (Clinton)
1997 - US Military Academy (Clinton)
1998 - US Naval Academy (Clinton)
1999 - US Air Force Academy (Clinton)
2000 - US Coast Guard Academy (Clinton)
2001 - US Naval Academy (Bush)
2002 - US Military Academy (Bush)
2003 - US Coast Guard Academy (Bush)
2004 - US Air Force Academy (Bush)
2005 - US Naval Academy (Bush)
2006 - US Merchant Marine Academy (Bush)
2006 - US Military Academy (Bush)
2007 - US Coast Guard Academy (Bush)
2008 - US Air Force Academy (Bush)
2009 - US Naval Academy (Obama)
2010 - US Military Academy (Obama)
2011 - US Coast Guard Academy (Obama)
2012 - US Air Force Academy (Obama)
2013 - US Naval Academy (Obama)
2014 - US Military Academy (Obama)
2015 - US Coast Guard Academy (Obama)
2016 - US Air Force Academy (Obama)
2017 - US Coast Guard Academy (Trump)
2018 - US Naval Academy (Trump)​

 

[5centsmom]

Thx FMHS-79!

2006 really pops out... and 1991 is interesting too. Hmm.