kɐdˈɛts ænd mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn fɹʌm bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈʌzmə ænd ɹˈɑːtk ɑːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz "ˈɪntʃoʊt ˈɑːfɪsɚz" wɪðˌaʊt ɐ kəmˈɪʃən ɔːɹ wˈɔːɹənt, bˌʌt ʌnlˈaɪk ðɪ ˈʌðɚ fˈoːɹ fˈɛdɚɹəl sˈɜːvɪs ɐkˈædəmiz, ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː æz "ɪnfˈɪɹiɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚz" ɪn ðɛɹ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv ɹɪzˈɜːv kəmpˈoʊnənt, ænd ˈoʊnli sˈɜːv ˌɔn ˈæktɪv dˈuːɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ᵻvˈɛnts tˈɪpɪkli ðə "sˈiː jˈɪɹ" fɔːɹ ˈʌzmə mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn, ɔːɹ fɔːɹ ɹˈɑːtk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈʌmɚz bᵻtwˌiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv kˈɑːlɪdʒ.
Cadets and midshipmen from both the USMMA and ROTC are appointed as "inchoate officers" without a commission or warrant, but unlike the other four Federal service academies, they are also appointed under Article II as "inferior officers" in their respective reserve component, and only serve on active duty during authorized training events (typically the "Sea Year" for USMMA midshipmen, or for ROTC during the summers between years of college).