Although Utilitarianism has many great arguments supporting its validity in specific scenarios, implementing it on such a large scale as the United States Naval Academy (USNA) would prove extremely difficult and ultimately provide more harm than benefit to the academy. Utilitarianism rests on the belief that we should provide the greatest good to the largest number of people. In large-scale situations, figuring out what the “greatest good” is becomes very difficult. Countless obstacles would be encountered. For USNA specially, all midshipmen are different, that means there is roughly 4,000 different opinions that should be taken into consideration every time an order is issued to the brigade. The officers and enlisted members of the Academy
