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I love this tradition, and I post the video every year.

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen from the Class of 2018 conquered the final hurdle of their freshman year during the annual Herndon Monument climb May 18.

Every year, the roughly 1,000 members of the U.S. Naval Academy’s plebe class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to replace a plebe hat, or “dixie cup,” that upperclassmen have placed on the top of the obelisk and with the midshipmen cover.

Midshipman 4th Class Javarri Beachum, from Port St. Joe, Fla., reached the top and replaced the cover in 1:38:36, the fastest time since 2013.

I  know no one wants to see shirtless, sweaty, cadets climbing on each other and all that.

But if you did, watch the video below 🙂

I know, I know… No one wants to see shirtless Naval Academy cadets climb on top of each other to reach the top of a slippery monument…

But just in case someone DOES want to see such shenanigans, here you go.

Each year the Naval Academy’s freshmen — known as “plebes” — climb a greased 21-foot obelisk to mark their transition to sophomore status.

I love tradition.

More pics at the Washington Post. Video can be found here.