From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!houxi!houxj!houxn!3215rfs Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Re: ST-TWOK, Of Ensigns and Midshipmen Article-I.D.: houxn.199 Posted: Thu Jun 24 14:42:02 1982 Received: Mon Jun 28 01:08:26 1982 A midshipman is, now, a student at the Naval Academy, and when the graduate they becom ensigns. An ensign is the equivalent of a second lieutenant in the army, and not a private.