Midshipman Rank

[ea6bflyr]

We called our students 'FRESHMEN' until they completed Midshipmen Orientation (and were sworn in). Why do you ask FRESHMAN!

-ea6bflyr

 

[scoober78]

Yeah...they'll be this "Oath thingy"...

 

[DSL1990]

Why do you ask FRESHMAN!

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[xj220]

It was always candidate before you got there and then mid once you took the oath. Really though, it was more dirty plebe in the summer, then just plebe during the year and once we got our stripe we were finally mids. One of my detailers would always tell us during the summer that just because we're there doesn't mean we're getting in.

 

[AllAmerican75]

We called our students 'FRESHMEN' until they completed Midshipmen Orientation (and were sworn in). Why do you ask FRESHMAN!

-ea6bflyr

Technically, in this case it would be "Rat." Just sayin'.

 

[CommodoreMid]

Yeah, it's going to depend on your school. At mine, freshmen during our indoc were MIDN 4/c Schmuckatelli.

 

[IrishEagle85]

I think you're officially a midshipmen once you take your oath, but it might differ from unit to unit as the others above me said.

 

[MIDNJAC]

For my old unit, it was "candidate" until you got back to campus during O-week (you had been in a military barracks for the 1st 4 days). Then it was MIDN after that.

 

[LT Dan]

I wonder what is at Embry Riddle

 

[HighDimension]

I wonder what is at Embry Riddle

Enjoy that, you'll be a "candidate" for a fairly long time.

 

[sickboy]

At Penn State you are a Freshman until you receive your unit PT gear at the end of Gap week. We recognize you as one then, but technically you become a MIDN when you swear in the 2nd time at graduation several hours later.

 

[HH-60H]

At Penn State you are a Freshman until you receive your unit PT gear at the end of Gap week. We recognize you as one then, but technically you become a MIDN when you swear in the 2nd time at graduation several hours later.

Why wouldn't you technically be one when you swear in the first time?

 

[CommodoreMid]

Actually, if we wanted to be anal about it, when during your indocs do you have the freshmen fill out the enlistment paperwork? It's pretty much the first thing we do, so I guess that is what technically makes them midshipmen. But whatever, just roll with it.

 

[LT Dan]

I was filling out paperwork NROTC and my captain called us canidates

 

[mike172]

We were called freshman until the end of orientation, we became 4/c midshipman.