Talk:Officer cadet

Officer cadet has been identified as a level 6 article by at least one member of the Wikipedia community.|} Merger Agree They are both essentially the same thing - nomenclature and other minor differences apart. It also appears that Officer Candidate is a US term only which could quite easily be accomodated in the Officer Cadet article. Clarity would seem to demand one concise and clear article, rather than have hundreds of other articles concerning the specifics of a particular nations armed forces.--jrleighton 05:24, 23 February 2006 (UTC) I wouldn't bother - I think they are quite different, and it is easier to understand the two concepts if they are separate. Yes, I think they should be kept seperate No, these pages should be seperate - Officer Candidates (OCs) are a serperate entity in the US Navy structure and should not be merged. OCs are in the STA-21 commissioning program and are the title assigned to participants in Officer Candidates School, Midshipmen are either from the US Naval Academy or in the Navy ROTC Program. OPPOSE: Officer Candidate is a separate rank and title from Officer Cadet. There is a very notable difference, espeically in the U.S. military. -Husnock 20:58, 28 April 2006 (UTC) The US military is not the only armed service in the world to use the designation OC. To merge these terms simply because they are equivilent in US parlence without due regard for other countries' usage is unwise. In the UK for example, the term Officer Candidate is used to describe persons who are in the application phase of selection to undergo training at their respective positions. They have not been accepted at this stage, nor have they any form of commission. They are often referred to as POCs (Potential)OCs. In contrast OC Bloggs RN/RAF is a term used to describe a military person in their first stage of training and is a non-substantive rank which exists above their actual commissioned rank. There are other equivilent examples in other militaries. Stuart Harland 10:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC) OTHER Technically the rank of "Cadet" only applies to cadets at one of the four service academies as defined by USC Title 10 Subtitle A Part II Chapter 47 Subchapter I. Sec. 801. Article 1. Definitions (6) The term cadet means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy. (7) The term midshipman means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service. As a note: a cadet is a legitimate rank in the army national guard and reserves if they are in the Simultaneous Membership Program. They are an E-5 or E-6 that is enrolled in ROTC and one of the aforementioned branches. UK No1. Uniform Can someone point out where or when this "Rainbow stripe" was added to the Number 1 uniform as I passed through BRNC last year, and did not have any such marking on any of my uniforms. If this is a recent addition then so be it, but if it is something from earlier on then please ammend it as such.