U.S. Naval Academy will not scuttle ‘midshipman’ rank: Report
By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times - Thursday, December 8, 2016
While the U.S. Navy deep-sixed occupational ratings for enlisted sailors earlier this year — many of which ended in “-man” — the U.S. Naval Academy confirmed this week that the title “midshipman” is not going anywhere.
Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Ted Carter said that Academy officials had only “very briefly” discussing renaming the midshipmen something else, the Annapolis Capital reported Thursday.
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