Midshipmen play Army Saturday

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I wish I could be at that game. Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Saturday, ARMY NAVY football game. Got it set for recorded in case I sleep through this, but should be another snowy game. GO NAVY! (Marines cadets play for NAVY so we root for NAVY!) I think I'm going to make a methodical effort to make it to the game next year at MT bank stadium in Baltimore next year. Then take a spin to Annapolis and get down on some mean submarine meatball sandwich.


United States Navy and Marine Corps


U.S. Navy and Marine Corps midshipman rank structure^[69]


In the modern United States Navy a midshipman is classified as an officer of the line, though their exercise of authority is limited by their training status.^[70] Legally, midshipmen are a special grade of officer that ranks between Warrant Officer (W-1) and the lowest grade of Chief Warrant Officer (W-2).^[70][71]
Students at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) are appointed as midshipman, United States Navy by the President.^[72] Students in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) are appointed as midshipman, United States Navy Reserve or United States Marine Corps Reserve by the secretary of the Navy.^{[A 5]} Students at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) are appointed as midshipman, United States Navy Reserve.^[74] The student body at the USNA is the Brigade of Midshipmen^[52] and the student body at the USMMA is the Regiment of Midshipmen.^[74]
Generally, a nomination from a member of Congress or the vice president is required to receive an appointment.^[72] A nomination does not guarantee an appointment and in a typical year only about 38% of nominees receive an appointment.^[72] Currently each member of Congress and the vice president can have five appointees attending the Naval Academy at any time.^[75] Other nomination sources include the secretary of the Navy, who may appoint 170 enlisted members of the regular and reserve Navy and Marine Corps to the Naval Academy each year,^[76] and the president may nominate an unlimited number of children of career military personnel for up to 100 appointments each year.^[77] Additionally, children of Medal of Honor recipients do not need a nomination but need only qualify for admission.^[78]
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 officer rank as prescribed by Chapter 6 of Navy Uniform Regulations.^[69] Midshipmen wear gold fouled anchors as the primary insignia on caps and shoulder boards and plain anchors as collar insignia on service dress and full dress uniforms. Marine option midshipmen in the NROTC wear gold Eagle, Globe and Anchor insignia in place of the insignia worn by other midshipmen.^[69][79]
Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy study a core curriculum plus 21 major fields of study, a wide variety of elective courses and advanced study and research opportunities,^[80] as well as a required "surface cruise" with an active vessel during the summer.^[81] Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps.^[82] Midshipmen at the US Merchant Marine Academy study a similar core curriculum, except they are split into deck (navigation oriented) and engineering programs. At graduation they have two options, a job in the maritime industry ashore or sailing aboard commercial vessels plus a naval reserve commission, or an active-duty commission in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard as an ensign or second lieutenant.^[83]

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What's that? 11 straight?