Surfing upcheck
wrestler13, never fear, midshipmen actually do have lives outside USNA when on leave and liberty, though it's fairly constrained at the start. We had a sponsor son from '01 who grew up in San Clemente, CA, who kept his board in our garage. Every chance he got, he and some buds were off to find the surf. Sometimes not halfway bad down in Va Beach, of course while at home on leave periods, and then he and his friends took some summer leave and went to Hawaii and Central America (Costa Rica? can't recall). During summer training, he always asked for San Diego and Hawaii-based ships, subs, aviation squadrons.
Plenty of mids go hiking, skiing, surfing, kayaking, you name it while at USNA. With over 4200 like-minded souls, surely you will find fellow surfers. Once commissioned, there are no barriers to having normal sports, hobbies and activities. They are just somewhat curtailed when military duties and assignments conflict.