Changes: Midshipman

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Midshipman was a Starfleet designation for an officer cadet; a student at Starfleet Academy in training to become a commissioned officer. In 2285, the rank of midshipman was divided into at least two grades: midshipman and midshipman first class.

James T. Kirk was a midshipman at Starfleet Academy when he met his friend Lieutenant Benjamin Finney, an instructor at the time. (TOS: "Court Martial")

The term of "dunsel" was used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy to describe a piece of equipment which served no useful purpose. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")

Midshipman First Class Peter Preston was an engineer's mate aboard the USS Enterprise during its Starfleet Academy training cruise in 2285. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

**Ranks**
	Enlisted personnel							Commissioned officers							Flag officers
Fleet:	CRM		PO		CPO		MID CDT OC WO	ENS	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CMDR	CAPT	FCAPT	CDORE	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM
Military:	PVT AMN	CPL LCP		SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT OC WO	2nd LT	1st LT	CAPT	MAJ	LT COL	COL		BRIG	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN	MARSHAL
Services:	Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

Appendices

Background information

In ultimately excised dialogue from the final revised draft script of TOS: "The Conscience of the King", Kirk was referred to as having been a midshipman even shortly after leaving the Academy. One of the scripted references to Kirk having been a midshipman was even included in a deleted scene from "The Conscience of the King", which referred to him as having held the rank at the time of a massacre on Tarsus IV. ("Swept Up: Snippets from the Cutting Room Floor", Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault special features)

Apocrypha

Several non-canon reference manuals, such as Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, have attempted to explain the difference between midshipman and cadet with the common reasoning being that cadet is the standard training rank at Starfleet Academy with midshipman a rank held during advanced leadership studies or in a fifth year status. Regardless of the difference, later Star Trek series have never mentioned the rank of midshipman.

External link

Midshipman at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Midshipman at Wikipedia

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-[[File:PeterPreston.jpg|right|thumb|[[Peter Preston]], a Starfleet midshipman]]
+[[File:Peter Preston.jpg|thumb|[[Peter Preston]], a Starfleet midshipman]]
-'''Midshipman''' is an old naval [[rank|designation]] for a student in training to become a commissioned officer. It is equivalent to the designation of [[cadet]].
+'''Midshipman''' was a [[Starfleet]] [[rank|designation]] for an [[officer]] [[cadet]]; a student at [[Starfleet Academy]] in training to become a [[commission]]ed officer. In [[2285]], the rank of midshipman was divided into at least two grades: midshipman and midshipman first class.
+[[James T. Kirk]] was a midshipman at Starfleet Academy when he met his friend [[Lieutenant]] [[Benjamin Finney]], an [[instructor]] at the time. ({{TOS|Court Martial}})
-== Starfleet ==
-Attendees of [[Starfleet Academy]] during the [[23rd century]] were referred to as midshipmen. By [[2285]], the rank of midshipman was divided into at least two grades: midshipman and midshipman first class.
+The term of "[[dunsel]]" was used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy to describe a piece of equipment which served no useful purpose. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
-[[James T. Kirk]] was a midshipman at Starfleet Academy when he met his friend [[Lieutenant]] [[Ben Finney]]. Midshipman First Class [[Peter Preston]] was an engineer's mate aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} during its Starfleet Academy training cruise in [[2285]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}, {{film|2}})
+Midshipman First Class [[Peter Preston]] was an [[engineer's mate]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} during its Starfleet Academy [[training cruise]] in [[2285]]. ({{film|2}})
-The title of "[[dunsel]]" was used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy to describe a piece of equipment which served no useful purpose. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
-{{bginfo|The rank of midshipman was briefly mentioned in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' before again being seen in {{film|2}} where it was held by the majority of the training crew on board the USS ''Enterprise''.  By the timeframe of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', [[cadet]] has apparently become the standard rank for officer trainees.  The matter is also complicated by James Kirk making a statement in {{film|5}} that he read of General [[Korrd]]'s exploits when he was a cadet at the Academy, contradicting earlier references that Kirk was a midshipman.|Several non-canon reference manuals, such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', have attempted to explain the difference between midshipman and cadet with the common reasoning being that cadet is the standard training rank at [[Starfleet Academy]] with midshipman a rank held during advanced leadership studies or in a fifth year status. Regardless of the difference, later ''Star Trek'' series have never mentioned the rank of midshipman.|The existence of a further "Officer Candidate" rank, senior to midshipman, has been mentioned in a handful of [[Pocket Books]], most often as a way to explain prior civilian doctors and scientists who join Starfleet as officers without having attended Starfleet Academy. The rank of Officer Candidate, however, has never been mentioned in a live action ''Star Trek'' production.}}
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-==External link==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+In ultimately excised dialogue from the final revised draft script of {{TOS|The Conscience of the King}}, Kirk was referred to as having been a midshipman even shortly after leaving the Academy. One of the scripted references to Kirk having been a midshipman was even included in a [[deleted scene]] from "The Conscience of the King", which referred to him as having held the rank at the time of a massacre on [[Tarsus IV]]. ("Swept Up: Snippets from the Cutting Room Floor", ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault]]'' special features)
+=== Apocrypha ===
+Several non-[[canon]] reference manuals, such as ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', have attempted to explain the difference between midshipman and cadet with the common reasoning being that cadet is the standard training rank at Starfleet Academy with midshipman a rank held during advanced leadership studies or in a fifth year status. Regardless of the difference, later ''Star Trek'' series have never mentioned the rank of midshipman.
+===External link===
+*{{mbeta}}
 *{{wikipedia}}
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