@cluelesscandidateparents, ranks, titles, word usage will be a part of your learning about the service academies and military. It can confuse but let’s get off to a good start and tweak the verbiage
. Your child stayed with a
midshipman or in a room with
midshipmen at the Naval Academy during his CVW, not with a "cadet" or with "cadets." Students at USAFA and West Point are referred to as “cadets.”
The media sometimes gets it wrong when referring to Midshipmen from the Naval Academy. I heard it as recently as the Army-Navy Game when the announcer said, “
cadets at the Naval Academy.” The only cadets at the Naval Academy are one semester exchange students from USAFA and West Point. Posters on this thread, should they accept their appointment, and after taking the oath of office, will be part of the Brigade of Midshipmen. As individuals they will be addressed as “Midshipman.” Examples: Midshipman Door; in correspondence, Midshipman 4/C W.T. Door. It does have a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Have fun sorting it all out so that you can precisely speak about your child, a future
Midshipman.