Midshipman

The foregoing sounds like a paragraph from "Midshipman Easy" or the "Water Witch," rather than a paragraph from the soberest, faithfullest, and most literal chronicle of the sea ever written.

A CLASSIC OF THE SEA 2010

Midshipman J. P. Farrell at the helm of the training ship Empire State while serving as a cadet in the U.S. Maritime Administration.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

He finished last among 12 starters in the Juvenile and was whipped by 9 3/4 lengths by Midshipman, who received the Eclipse Award as North America's finest 2-year-old.

Mine That Bird makes surprise trip to Derby pay off 2009

Midshipman J. P. Farrell at the helm of the training ship Empire State while serving as a cadet in the U.S. Maritime Administration.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

The crack the Midshipman saw on film was the back wall shifting out of sync once the ball was snapping, leaving a tiny gap.

USATODAY.com 2008

“Of course, Midshipman Sharp, you must keep this mission secret from the rest of the crew,” the captain said.

Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010

I remember one such transfer while I was there: a Midshipman accepted an Air Force commission upon graduation.

Waldo Jaquith - Palin: Five colleges in six years. 2008

“Midshipman Dylan Sharp,” she said, bowing in return.

Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010

A current student at the Naval Academy is a Midshipman (although the worshipers of political correctness will want this to be Midship-person), the short, slang terms are Mids, Middy, Middie, etc.

Waldo Jaquith - Palin: Five colleges in six years. 2008

Ashore in a bar Midshipman Pankburn saw three copper spikes.

“Have you lived? What have you got to show for it?” 2008