Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve

A citizen of the United States attending a State maritime academy may be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy as a midshipman in the Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve). (Source: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1582; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(g)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3236; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523(a)(1), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598, 600.))