San Diego Army and Navy Academy

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San Diego Army and Navy Academy
Motto Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter
Established 1910
Type military academies
Location Pacific Beach, California, California, United States
Colors Black █, Gold █

The San Diego Army and Navy Academy was founded by Thomas A. Davis in November 23, 1910. It is also known as SDA&NA and the 'West Point of the West'.

The school was originally located in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California. The original building was part of the abandoned Balboa Hotel. In 1936 the Academy property was purchased by John Brown University and became the Brown Military Academy.

Thomas A. Davis and some of the staff moved up to Carlsbad, California where they opened the Davis Military Academy. DMA was renamed San Diego Army and Navy Academy and in 1944 'San Diego' was dropped from the name giving it its present name Army and Navy Academy. ANA is still in operation in Carlsbad. The school is known for its sports and military emphasis.


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[edit] Academy Presidents:

[edit] Famous Alumni

  • Robert Walker year: 1937
  • Van John Joyce year: 1954
  • Jason L. Simpson
  • Present Govenor of Baja California

[edit] Other facts:

  • Known as West Point of the West
  • Was the largest military academy on the West Coast at its time and was the fifth largest high school in the nation.
  • First Californian high school to be accredited by West Point.
  • It was John Brown University's second academy
  • Was replaced by Brown Military Academy which closed in 1957.
  • Its sister academy while it was know as BMA was Southern California Military Academy
  • A Safeway is presently built on the original location.

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