What is Midshipman?
A '''midshipman''' is an [[officer cadet]], or a [[commissioned officer]]. They are the lowest rank of officer in the [[Royal Navy]], [[United States Navy]], and many [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] navies. Commonwealth [[Country|countries]] which use this rank are [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Singapore]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Kenya]]. Before 1968, it was used by the [[Royal Canadian Navy]]. But it was replaced with that of [[naval cadet]] upon the making of the [[Canadian Forces]]. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military ranks]]