John Luke Warner, a native of Fairhope and graduate of Bayside Academy in Daphne, has successfully completed four years of rigorous academic, physical and military training at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

He graduated with a bachelor of science in Arabic and received a commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.
While at the Academy, Warner was a member of the infantry skills team and studied abroad in Rabat, Morocco, gaining firsthand experience in Arabic language and culture.

The U.S. Naval Academy, founded in 1845, is one of the nation's five federal service academies and is recognized as a premier institution for developing military leaders. Each year, roughly 1,200 students are admitted from across the country and the world to join the brigade of midshipmen, a student body of approximately 4,400. Midshipmen undergo a demanding curriculum that includes coursework in leadership, ethics, seamanship, navigation, naval engineering and military law. They also participate in intercollegiate athletics and a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Graduates earn a bachelor of science degree in one of 26 majors and commit to at least five years of active-duty service in either the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.

The Academy has produced an impressive list of alumni, including one U.S. president, 31 members of Congress, five governors, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, 55 astronauts, two Nobel Prize winners, 55 Rhodes scholars and more than 4,000 admirals and generals.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the Naval Academy as the nation's No. 1 public school and the No. 3 liberal arts college for 2024.