Graduation Information and Schedule of Events

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18 MAR 08 – Quarterly Awards Ceremony – Guest Speaker; the Honorable Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense; King Hall (1500)

The uniform for U.S. Navy students, staff, and faculty will be Service Dress Blue.  The equivalent uniform for other services will be:  U.S. Coast Guard Service Dress Blue; U.S. Marine Corps Service Alphas; U.S. Air Force Blue Short/Long Sleeves Dress with tie; and U.S. Army Class B's.  Any questions regarding uniforms should be directed to service branch liaison officers.  Civilian awardees should wear appropriate civilian clothes.

27 MAR 08 – Graduation Rehearsal – King Hall (1330)

Appropriate civilian attire is required during rehearsal.

27 MAR 08 – New Alumni Reception – Trident Room (approx. 1430)

28 MAR 08 – Graduation Ceremony – Guest Speaker; ADM Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; King Hall (1000) (graduates begin assembling at 0915)

The uniform for U.S. Navy students, staff, and faculty will be Service Dress Blue.  The equivalent uniform for other services will be:  U.S. Coast Guard Service Dress Blue; U.S. Marine Corps Blue Dress Bravo; U.S. Air Force Service Dress Blue; and U.S. Army Class A's.  Ribbons no medals, gloves or covers.  Any questions regarding uniforms should be directed to service branch liaison officers.  Civilian awardees should wear appropriate civilian clothes.

28 MAR 08 – Graduation Reception – Barbara McNitt Ballroom (approx. 1130)

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jim Tabak (right), Commandant of the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany, and Lt. Col. Bengt Carlsson, commandant of the Swedish Armed Forces International Center, listen as Naval Postgraduate School President Daniel Oliver opens the 8th Annual North Atlantic Treaty Organization Partnership for Peace Training and Education Centres Commandants’ Conference, Oct. 22-24 at NPS. Tabak served as conference chairman.