| Ike's alma mater: Abbr. | 27 |
| Ike's alma mater briefly | 29 |
| George S. Patton alma mater | 27 |
| Gen. Patton's alma mater | 28 |
| Gen. Patton alma mater | 22 |
| D.D.E. knew Bradley here | 24 |
| Custer's N.Y. alma mater | 28 |
| Alma mater of many gens. | 24 |
| Label on a street-corner box | 28 |
| Popular delivery service | 24 |
| Letters in - or on - boxes | 26 |
| Letter-box inscription | 22 |
| Label on a street-side box | 26 |
| Inscription on a letter box | 27 |
| Inscription on a blue box | 25 |
| Elvis Presley hit of 1968 | 25 |
| Dept. of the Navy component | 27 |
| Law officer wearing a star | 26 |
| "Semper Fi" org. | 26 |
| "Gomer Pyle, ___" | 27 |
| Letters at Camp Lejeune | 23 |
| Grp. that trains at Quantico | 28 |
| Armed forces branch, briefly | 28 |
| Operation Hastings org. | 23 |
| Naval Dept. unit since 1834 | 27 |
| Mil. group at Parris Island | 27 |
| Letters at Camp Pendleton | 25 |
| Leatherneck's org. | 22 |
| Leatherneck's letters | 25 |
| Gomer Pyle's mil. branch | 28 |
| Fighting force, briefly | 23 |
| Devil dog's outfit: Abbr. | 29 |
| Camp Pendleton letters | 22 |
| "Semper Fi" grp. | 26 |
| "Jarhead" org. | 24 |
| "Gomer Pyle, __" | 26 |
| Backup org. for gyrenes | 23 |
| Amer. armed forces traitor? | 27 |
| Agcy. that creates change | 25 |
| It always has a lot of money | 28 |
| Facility in Phila. or Denver | 28 |
| Big moneymaker in Philly | 24 |
| Big money maker in Phila. | 25 |
| Amer. commercial vessels | 24 |
| "Top Gun" org. | 24 |
| Bull Halsey's org. | 22 |
| Rear admiral's org. | 23 |
| J.F.K.'s service branch | 27 |
| Seabee's mil. branch | 24 |
| Org. with a sub division | 24 |
| Goal of Annapolis grads | 23 |
| Adm. or capt.'s org. | 24 |
| Some capts. are part of it | 26 |
| Seaman's outfit: Abbr. | 26 |
| Salts are in it: Abbr. | 22 |
| RMN and JFK were once in it | 27 |
| Org. with many captains | 23 |
| Org. for Jimmy Carter, once | 27 |
| Military branch (Abbr.) | 23 |
| Mil. branch with ships | 22 |
| Maritime military org. | 22 |
| JFK's service branch | 24 |
| JFK served in it during WWII | 28 |
| Dept. of Defense branch | 23 |
| Bull Halsey's dept. | 23 |
| Branch of mil. service | 22 |
| Armed-service insignia | 22 |
| Admiral's branch (abbr.) | 28 |
| Mil. institution since 1845 | 27 |
| Sen. McCain's alma mater | 28 |
| Pres. Carter's alma mater | 29 |
| Annapolis sch. for midshipmen | 29 |
| School for a future ens. | 24 |
| Midshipman's inst. | 22 |
| Jimmy Carter's coll. | 24 |
| J.E.C.'s alma mater | 23 |
| Annapolis institution: Abbr. | 28 |
| West Point rival, for short | 27 |
| West Point counterpart: Abbr. | 29 |
| The Middies' inst. | 22 |
| Service-school initials | 23 |
| Sch. in Annapolis, Md. | 22 |
| Sch. for future ensigns | 23 |
| Roger Staubach's sch. | 25 |
| Pres. Carter's school | 25 |
| Mil. school at Annapolis | 24 |
| Md. institution since 1845 | 26 |
| John McCain's sch. | 22 |
| Jimmy Carter's sch. | 23 |
| Its grads are often at sea | 26 |
| Annapolis school: Abbr. | 23 |
| Annapolis military inst. | 24 |
| Alma mater of the 39th Pres. | 28 |
| Anchorman's network? | 24 |
| The Blue Angels' service | 28 |
| Time rival, familiarly | 22 |
| Time competitor, informally | 27 |
| Time competitor, for short | 26 |
| "Lead --- into..." | 28 |
| Natl. Guard counterpart | 23 |