Passed Midshipman

Passed Midshipman

A Passed Midshipman, sometimes called as Midshipman, Passed, is an unused and historic rank of the United States Navy and other navies, just above that of a midshipman. A midshipman who passed his exams would become a "passed midshipman" and would be eligible for promotion to lieutenant as soon as there was a vacancy in that grade. The rank was first used in 1819. With the establishment of the rank of ensign in 1862, the ranking structure was changed. The term "midshipman" came to mean an officer that passed his exams, while a cadet midshipman was one that had not or was still an undergraduate. An officer would be promoted to the grade of ensign after midshipman, rather than lieutenant. [cite book|title=A Naval Encyclopædia|city=Philadelphia|publisher=L. R. Hamersly & Co.|year=1881|editor=L. R. Hamersly & Co.|page=496|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IPvxNqDjeXYC&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0]

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