40th Class Reunion
NAVY CLASS OF 1985
Announcing the 40th Class Reunion of the Class of ’85
We are excited to announce that our 40th Class Reunion will take place from September 18 to 21.
We have a full schedule of events starting Thursday evening, the 18th, with our kickoff party at McGarvey’s Saloon and winding down with Sunday Brunch in King Hall on Sunday, the 21st. See our Schedule of Events for the weekend’s itinerary.
Our headquarters hotel is the Westin Annapolis and that is where the registration will take place as per the schedule of events. All our group rate blocks of rooms have been sold out. This is impressive! There are still rooms in Annapolis that weekend, I just cannot negotiate any additional rooms because rooms are selling out fast due to a large Blue Grass Festival in Annapolis that weekend, plus our own success at selling rooms.
My recommendations are:
- The Hilton Garden Inn (you can walk the Graduate to catch the free shuttles)
- The Double Tree Hotel Annapolis
- Any other downtown hotel, boutique hotel, bed and breakfasts, AirBNB, VRBO, or your old sponsor’s spare couch.
We will be continually adding content to this website, including a special section for reunion apparel and other items for purchase. Please check back regularly to find engraved glassware, t-shirts, hats, bags, engraved Yeti cups, and much more.
For now, make your travel plans and get ready to head to Annapolis this September for the reunion of our lifetime!
Date September 18 – 21, 2025
Schedule
Click HERE to view the 40th Reunion Schedule of Events.
Class Reunion Event Dress Code
- During the daily visits to the Yard and USNA Facilities, we ask that you wear appropriate nice casual attire, this includes the Memorial Service in the Chapel on Friday.
- Thursday Welcome Aboard Party at McGarvey’s
Casual attire such as Jeans and an appropriate shirt or tee shirt. - Friday Dinner
Nice attire such as slacks and a dress shirt as a minimum (no jeans or tee shirts please), sport coat optional. This is a nice dinner party, so plan accordingly for both men and women. - Saturday Tailgate
Once again, a casual event at the tented indoor, outdoor tailgate facility adjacent to the Class of ’53 Score Board. - Sunday Brunch
This is in King Hall on the Yard, so nice casual is appropriate since you are dining with the Midshipmen. - The ladies can surely figure this out as we all know they will be making sure their dates are dressed appropriately, and I thank you!!
2025 Tailgates
The 2025 Navy Football Season has arrived. We will have Class of ’85 tailgating at each home game. For information and to sign up of our home tailgates, just use the Tailgate drop down. We hope to see you at a Navy Tailgate soon. Go Navy!
Here is the link for this Saturday’s Tailgate: Sign Up Link
35th Class Reunion
We’re happy to share photos from the Class of 85 35th Reunion. Enjoy!
After our last reunion in 2021, we were asked to support a fundraising effort coincident with our 40th Reunion in 2025, thus giving us four years to concentrate our efforts on reaching our goal. We set a lofty goal of raising $1 million to be split up as $750,000 for the construction of the Fluegel Alumni Center and $250,000 for the USNA Fund for Athletic Excellence.
As of March 1st, we have raised a total of $1,226,194 for this project, $826,383 for the Alumni Center and $399,812 for the Fund for Athletic Excellence. Overall we are 123% of our goal well ahead of the December 31, 2025, deadline we set for raising this money, this this project is now closed and completed! I cannot say how proud I am to be part of such a great and generous group!!
I will soon be announcing a new “mini” fundraising project between now and our 40th Reunion in September and this will be a company competition to reach our goal and do so by tapping into the 75% of classmates who have not participated as of yet. The company with the highest % and highest dollar amount of participation will get a special gift and recognition at the 40th Reunion weekend. Let’s call it a Color Giving Competition, who will be our Color Companies at the 40th? I am going to let your Company Reps be the ones who lead the charge on this project and I am confident in an equal amount of success.
We raised over a million dollars with only 220 Classmates participating, on this next drive, I am asking the rest of you to consider donating some amount, $85 or $100 or more would be great!! There will be more on this project coming soon and I know I can count on your participation to make this happen.