Which service Academy is the only one authorized to carry a regimental battle standard?

SN Greg Wright - I recognize that my friend. I was trying to highlight the service that the merchant marine has provided in WWII primarily. Some remember how the Merchant Marine brought back oil burners to support Operation Desert Storm. Not only the vessels but those who crewed them were brought back from retirement including Merchant Marine Academy graduates.
I modified my response accordingly.

LTC Stephen F. - Thank you Colonel. I know you hold MM's in high regard for their service.

The graduates of the Academy can go into any branch of the military and also sail for a private company so their opportunities are endless.

TSgt William Meyer - thanks for letting us know. FYI SN Greg Wright

Couldn't find a bigger one. The '142' is the number of cadet-midshipmen lost during WW2.

Awesome. Did he go AD or did he sail Merchants?

Sorry for that incredible typo, lol, temperamental tablet. Anyway, gradsmthere and from the maritime colleges get commissioned under a special provision called USNR merchant marine reserve, or USNR-MMR. He was at a commercial shipyard for amcpl of yrs, while he waited to go merchant. He'd also applied to go Navy mil sealift command, or MSC, as a civil servant, not AD. Later on, he went on a cpl of cruises I believe on a Perry class fast frigate, I "think". While he was at USMMA, he'd also had a chance to go to army airborne one summer, as students there get that chance. Most think USMMA, being a fed academy, has the midshipmen there on AD, like West point, Annapolis, and usafa in CO, as well as USCGA in Groton CT, which isn't the case. Actually, usmma mids are classed, along with those maritime college mids who opt for it, not all do at the state maritime colleges, usmma requires it, that they're classed as nrotc on full scholarship, legally, I believe. I could be wrong, however, I think that's how he was classed back then, when usmma was under the maritime admin, or MARAD. During ww2, few know there were in fact, apart from the earlier version of usmma, which I think was in CT, I'm sure back then, two OCS progs for merchant marine, apart from the Navy commissioning OCS and or ois type progs during ww2. One such OCS was in CT, either in Groton or new London, I think, the other was in Calif, near or on mare or treasure island somewhere, that I do know for a fact, though both were closed after ww2. Look up thempaul Hall CTR of the seafarers Intl Union or SIU, it's a quasi military Union merch marine enlisted like prog, in piney point MD that used to be called the Harry lundeberg school, I'd !mentioned it on the a cpl of times, we tried to interest my stepson in it, though no go unfortunately. Anyway, our mom found out that I'd suggested he apply for the army airborne, and he was going to do it, then she had a total major hizzy fit, lol, and basically said forget it, or shed disown him, and especially me, lol. He also had a chance to go to Pensacola for flight he just decided that wasn't for him. He did go pretty much everywhere, both as merchant while at the school, and as MSC and Navy civil SVC after, at one of the govt shipyards. I think he's just onpymmissed Antarctica, lol, when I commissioned him, one guy did a cartwheel on stage in front I think of the Secy of transportation who was giving I think the commencement speech. Then when they tossed their hats, he and the other mids all jumped in the pool, lol, it's a tradition there, in their dress whites lol. Hope was amusing, if you'd want to know more, I'll be glad to explain more anytime.