QL+ Program Manager:
Jody Kakacek
Ph.D., MNPM
As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy.
They attend the academy for four years, graduating with Bachelor of Science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years in the Navy or Marine Corps.
jody.kakacek@qlplus.org
US Army SGT Adam Keys (Ret.) deployed to Afghanistan in early 2010. He was traveling in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) convoy vehicle when it ran over an improvised explosive device (IED). Due to an infection in his bloodstream, he ultimately lost both legs and his left arm....
