After initial training at Midshipman's School, after which she was commissioned a Lieutenant, Hopper was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance Computation Project at the Cruft Laboratories at Harvard University.
Pagkatapos ng unang pagsasanay sa Midshipman's School, matapos na siya ay commissioned ng isang tinyente, tipaklong ay itinalaga sa Bureau ng mga kanyon pagtutuos Project sa Cruft Laboratories sa Harvard University.