Sarah Moore
photo by Thornton Studios / Larry Thornton
Sarah C. Moore of Chattanooga successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating with merit from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and a commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy.
Ms. Moore is a 2021 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga.
At the academy, Ms. Moore was a member of 20th Company, the Naval Academy Club Soccer Team and a founding member of the Naval Academy Club Curling Team. During the fall semester of her senior year, while serving as the Executive Officer of 20th Company, her unit achieved the prized Color Company designation as the best overall company out of 36 companies in the Brigade of Midshipmen. Ms. Moore also served as the Drill Officer of the 4th Battalion and as the Drill Officer of the 2nd Regiment.
She is currently assigned to duty at USNA until she reports to Naval Air Station Pensacola this fall to begin training to become a Naval Flight Officer.
Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. U.S. News and World Reports has recognized the Naval Academy as the 2024 #1 public school and #3 best liberal arts college. Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects such as leadership, ethics, small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 26 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.
The Brigade of Midshipmen is comprised of approximately 4,400 students from every state in the union. Each year, about 1,200 students are admitted to the Naval Academy’s incoming class.
The academy’s alumni include, one president, 31 members of Congress, five governors, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, two Nobel Prize winners, 55 astronauts, 55 Rhodes Scholars, and over 4,000 admirals and generals.
Vice President JD Vance with Sarah Moore
photo by Thornton Studios / Larry Thornton