"Cadet-Midshipman" vs. "Midshipman"
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I know the Coast Guard has cadets and the Navy has Midshipmen. Found this article that speaks to why.
Why the Navy has midshipmen instead of cadets
The Army and Air Force call their officer trainees in ROTC and their service academies cadets, the same can't be said for the Navy -- but why?
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There are different legal meanings.
1. USNR E-1 appointed to Mishipman in the Inactive Ready Reserve as part of the Strategic Sealift Midshipman Program for the purposes of the Navy.
2. A school term for what they call their civilian students for the purposes of the federally operated [DoT/MarAd] maritime academy. [ have yet to see an actual US Code law or CFR that specifically says a "regiment" is required.
Students sign 2 types of documents [navy and marad] that are coordinated, but separate.
...and then there is the term used for the Coast Guard for the role on a ship.
It gets very grey and confusing.
The tough part is what exactly is the status of the students while attending the school....I have never gotten a concrete legally acceptable reason.
From is better than at.
1. USNR E-1 appointed to Mishipman in the Inactive Ready Reserve as part of the Strategic Sealift Midshipman Program for the purposes of the Navy.
2. A school term for what they call their civilian students for the purposes of the federally operated [DoT/MarAd] maritime academy. [ have yet to see an actual US Code law or CFR that specifically says a "regiment" is required.
Students sign 2 types of documents [navy and marad] that are coordinated, but separate.
...and then there is the term used for the Coast Guard for the role on a ship.
It gets very grey and confusing.
The tough part is what exactly is the status of the students while attending the school....I have never gotten a concrete legally acceptable reason.
From is better than at.
I have heard Cadet, Cadet-Midshipman, and Midshipman. Away from school, and during Sea Year, I don't know that I ever heard anything but "Cadet". I am trying to remember what my original Z-Card stated. Midshipman is a term used for a naval officer trainee. Cadet is common for military academies, except Navy, where they are all Midshipmen. Cadet is also a common term world wide for merchant ship officer apprentices.