GARRETT REES

I am a 3rd Class Midshipman attending the United Stated Merchant Marine Academy. I have completed first sailing working as an Engine Cadet aboard the USNS Sacagawea. I plan to sail on my license for MSC upon graduation and commission as an SSO.

• 4.59 GPA and ranked 17 out of 246
• AP Scholar with Honors Award
• 3rd Place in the Maryland State Discus Championship
• Chief Petty Officer in the US Naval Sea Cadets
• Expert Rifleman Certified by the NRA
• Won first place in several youth rifle competitions
• Participated in 5 seasons of varsity athletics and 2 seasons of JV athletics
• Vice President of the Rising Sun National Honors Society
• Vice President of the Rising Sun Student Council
• Recipient of the Navy League Theodore Roosevelt Youth Award, Sons of the Revolution Citizenship Award, and the American Legion Citizenship Award

• Organized and led a yearly Holiday Donation Drive for my local VA Hospital since middle school
• Volunteered with “Safetyville" rogram teaching preschoolers alongside side local first responders
• Annually Participated in Frozen Frogman Swim and fundraiser runs through Travis Manion Foundation
• At least 40+ community Service hours each school year with NHS