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https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/...729127e-af1c-5d70-ba0f-224d0f95ecb7.html

The article sites funding woes for the Acadamy, and evidently there are some real concerns, however the part about the library aisles not being wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair got me thinking. Why would anyone in a wheelchair be in the Academy in the first place? There is no place on-board a ship for wheelchair bound sailors. Am I wrong? Isn't the purpose of the Naval Academy to turn out Navel Officers, to train them to operate ships?

Probably has to do with civilians who might work at the library, or use it.

Students with injuries on the mend perhaps.

It ain't cadets, it's 'visitors' and possibly some staff.

Basic government regulation bs.

ADA applies to all public buildings.

Like the other branches of the service the Navy has line officers and a whole lot of others like Chaplains, Lawyers, Doctors, Dentists etc. There is no requirement that they serve on a ship. There is no requirement that they be physically fit to serve on a ship. There is no generalized provisioning on many if not most ships for most of these categories.

When I was in the Navy The officer in charge of the electronics crew was always the most junior ensign on a destroyer, and he had no need whatsoever of any electronics knowledge of any type. The extended to one communications station that was extremely critical to the pacific fleet. If the commanding officer or the exec needed any info of any import they invariably went directly to the senior petty officers(s) inolved. That extended to at least one aircraft carrier where the CO and exec are both very senior line officers. As such, on more modern ships an officer could do sea duty without necessarily having to be much troubled by a wheelchair.

Like the other branches of the service the Navy has line officers and a whole lot of others like Chaplains, Lawyers, Doctors, Dentists etc. There is no requirement that they serve on a ship. There is no requirement that they be physically fit to serve on a ship. There is no generalized provisioning on many if not most ships for most of these categories.

When I was in the Navy The officer in charge of the electronics crew was always the most junior ensign on a destroyer, and he had no need whatsoever of any electronics knowledge of any type. The extended to one communications station that was extremely critical to the pacific fleet. If the commanding officer or the exec needed any info of any import they invariably went directly to the senior petty officers(s) inolved. That extended to at least one aircraft carrier where the CO and exec are both very senior line officers. As such, on more modern ships an officer could do sea duty without necessarily having to be much troubled by a wheelchair.

You can say that again!

Even if it wasn't for military people who are injured, the ADA specifies wheelchair access in all public buildings.

As it should be.

Short answer = correct answer.

Government regs.

Yep......it's got nothing to do with the Navy.....or ships.