It was a long-held belief that the only place for officers to learn their profession was on board a warship at sea. That belief was challenged in the early 1800s, but establishing an academy would take decades. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/august/road-annapolis
The Road to AnnapolisIt was a long-held belief that the only place for officers to learn their profession was on board a warship at sea. That belief was challenged in the early 1800s, but establishing an academy would take decades.www.usni.org