Sentence examples for or midshipman from inspiring English sources

According to the congressionally-mandated UCMJ, "any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct".

The rating of midshipman-by-order, or midshipman ordinary, was used specifically for graduates of the Royal Naval College, to distinguish them from midshipmen who had served aboard ship, who were paid more.

Every year, a very small number of cadets do this, usually in a one-for-one "trade" with a similarly inclined cadet or midshipman at one of the other service academies.

Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy, US Merchant Marine Academy and in the NROTC wear uniforms that comply with standards established for commissioned officers of the Navy, with shoulder board and sleeve insignia varying by school year or midshipman officer rank as prescribed by Chapter 6 of Navy Uniform Regulations.

Every day, whether the academy's leadership is strong or weak, ethical or unethical, midshipmen are challenged to behave honorably, act selflessly, commit to pursuing personal excellence and practice the disciplined traits of ethical leaders.

Using US midshipman or pre-fleet board UK midshipman as the basis for comparison, the equivalent rank would be a naval cadet in training to become a junior commissioned officer.

After serving at least three years as a midshipman or master's mate, he was eligible to take the examination for lieutenant.

By the Napoleonic era, the regulations required at least three years of services as a midshipman or master's mate and six years of total sea time.

Each class year at the academies has a separate rank, rising (at USNA) from Midshipman 4th Class, or MIDN 4/C (freshmen, usually called plebes) to MIDN 1/C, seniors.

Yet this is how the Naval Academy described Kendzior in her official separation papers: "[S]he does not display leadership or maturity expected of a [senior midshipman] and I do not believe she is capable of reaching 'officer-level' maturity without professional psychological treatment".

This allowed some boys to be promoted to midshipmen, or in some cases lieutenant, without having completed the required amount of time at sea.