Photo by Jim Kent

Idyllwild resident and member of the American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard, Danielle McKnight, at right standing in military formation with her fellow midshipmen, was sworn in as a Naval Midshipman at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, after completing a demanding orientation session at which candidates were judged as suitable officer candidates for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. After taking her oath of office as a Naval Midshipman, she was awarded the anchor cap insignia (see her cap).

On Aug. 29, she starts classes at the academy, to which she was awarded a four-year scholarship, where she will major in Marine Engineering Operations. Upon graduation, McKnight is slated to become an ensign in the U.S. Navy.

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