From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!menlo70!sytek!msm@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: ST-TWOK, Of Ensigns and Midshipmen
Article-I.D.: sytek.176
Posted: Thu Jun 24 10:44:35 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 04:58:16 1982

An Ensign is the lowest naval officer rank.  It is equivalent to the
army Second Lieutenant.  Midshipman is indeed the name for cadets.  After
graduation they will become Ensigns.
(The navy equivalent of a private is a seaman).

Michael S. Maiten
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