Ship Selection 2023

noco said:
I am not sure how many are red only versus read and white. I am just curious, didn't want to ask DS too many questions.
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If you want, go to last year's stream video and see the board before they start plucking. That should give you a ballpark of each color.
I think there were around 17 red and 50-60 white/red based on a quick scan. My guess is they have figured out based on normal progression (with some padding), that the SWO (N) will have X number of each available by the time the last one picks.
 
From USNA at large FB post. 26 Jan 23

NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 2023 SHIP SELECTION NIGHT (Not open to public)

Who & What:
- Approximately 260 Naval Academy midshipmen in the Class of 2023 commissioning as SWOs will choose their first ship and homeport during the academy’s annual Ship Selection Night.

When:
- Thursday, Feb.2, beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Where:
- USNA Alumni Hall

Ship Selection:
- This is the culmination of the service assignment process for USNA MIDN who will serve as SWOs after graduation and commissioning.
- Upon reporting to their first ship they will be in charge of any number of shipboard operations and activities while at sea.
- Options available to the midshipmen for selection include a variety of Navy ships based out of homeports worldwide.
- Midshipmen are only permitted to choose from the ship placards still available at the time their name is called.
- After selecting, they are greeted by ship representatives and other members of the fleet.

Social Media:
The official hashtag for the event is #ShipSelection

Live Streaming:
Link to be provided closer to the event.
 
Guessing overall order of merit (combo of academic order of merit and military order of merit - heavily weighted on academic)????
 
Is there a brief synopsis on how this is setup? I've watched before and wasn't always clear on specifically the nuclear and non-nuclear thing as well as some other colors as well as preferences from ship captains. Is there a quick cheat sheet of how all of this works?
 
Gannonfan said:
Is there a brief synopsis on how this is setup? I've watched before and wasn't always clear on specifically the nuclear and non-nuclear thing as well as some other colors as well as preferences from ship captains. Is there a quick cheat sheet of how all of this works?
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From following for a few years, here is my take:
There are buckets of ships in each home port and/or ship types that are open to a select group of SWOs to-be. Some SWOs are Nukes (lately that averages around 42 per class.) Some are EDO (not sure that Qty). Most are traditional SWO.

By separating into eligible buckets, the availability of homeports, ship types, etc are evenly distributed among the different groups. (I guess that is why?)

The blue chip ones are from 1st Class Cruise. If the Captain liked the MIDN want wanted them, they can reserve a slot. No one before them can take it. The MIDN doesnt have to take that ship. I dont recall if the ship then becomes open, or if it stays closed to remaining MIDNs. INTL selections are also colored same but they would take their only option, much like Bill apparently must take the YP boat every year.
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In years past, blue chips became open to all if not selected by the MIDN for whom designated. I would think that, depending on the ship / homeport, that could be a huge "gift" to the next MIDN if not selected.
 
Gannonfan said:
Is there a brief synopsis on how this is setup? I've watched before and wasn't always clear on specifically the nuclear and non-nuclear thing as well as some other colors as well as preferences from ship captains. Is there a quick cheat sheet of how all of this works?
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Check out prior year selection, on YouTube. Pretty sure there were blue chips still on the board. Not positive. But I do know of one who was blue chipped to a ship, and didn’t take it.

As an FYI/of interest, NROTC goes before UNSA (NROTC already had their ship assignment).

Another FYI/of interest, is this will be the first years selection that wasn’t affected by COVID, I believe (ie: last years had students who didn’t have their 1st class cruise, due to domino effects of Covid issues. They also had no opportunity to compete for blue chipped. My SWO fell into this group).
 
usna1985 said:
In years past, blue chips became open to all if not selected by the MIDN for whom designated. I would think that, depending on the ship / homeport, that could be a huge "gift" to the next MIDN if not selected.
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Would someone administratively switch out the black to a white strip, then? I dont remember seeing anyone changing them previously?
Or, how would subsequent MIIDNs know it is now open, ie for whom specifically it was reserved?
 
Do most Firsties attend (I.e. including those selected for non-SWO communities)?
 
Last year, when my firstie was selecting, his buddies attended. With signs. And whooped and hollered for him. And this year (and last), my 2/C is attending to support his firstie buddies. So yes, lots of support. SWO or not. It was packed!
 
Does anyone know if the Ship Selection will be live-streamed on You Tube?
 
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