Kent Tranter of Jackson has successfully completed training to join the Brigade of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
Tranter, a 1992 graduate of Jackson High School, is one of 1,240 members of the Naval Academy Class of 1996.
The Naval Academy is the undergraduate college of the Navy. Upon graduation, midshipmen receive bachelor of science degrees and are commissioned as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.
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