Navy plebes scramble up greased obelisk to cap first year
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2021 has capped its first year quite literally — and messily. Each year, first-year students form a human pyramid around a 21-foot (6-meter) obelisk that has been greased with butter, shortening and oil. Other “plebes” then try to scramble to the top of the pyramid […]