jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈætʃuːts nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːd ˌɛni pˈeɪ ɡɹˈeɪd fɔːɹ kɐdˈɛts ɔːɹ mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn; æz "ˈɪntʃoʊt ˈɑːfɪsɚz" ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd jˈuːzɪŋ ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənts klˈɔːz ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən æz "ɪnfˈɪɹiɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚz," ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz hˌævɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɐ pɹˈɛsᵻdəns bᵻlˌoʊ ðə mˈoʊst dʒˈuːnjɚ wˈɔːɹənt ˈɑːfɪsɚ, ænd əbˌʌv ðɪ ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɡɹˈeɪdz, ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli lˈæk ˌɛni ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ sˌɜːvɪsmˈɛmbɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈʌðɚ kɐdˈɛts ænd mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ spəsˈɪfɪk ɪntˈɜːnəl ɐkˈædəmi fˈʌŋkʃənz, ɔːɹ vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊli dɹˈɔːn tɹˈeɪnɪŋ pˈɜːpəsᵻz wˌaɪl sˈɜːvɪŋ wɪð ðɛɹ sˈɜːvɪs fɔːɹ lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ænd skˈɪlz dɪvˈɛləpmənt.
U.S. statutes no longer include any pay grade for cadets or midshipmen; as "inchoate officers" appointed using the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution as "inferior officers," they are recognized as having only a precedence below the most junior warrant officer, and above the enlisted grades, and almost entirely lack any authority over any other servicemembers (including other cadets and midshipmen) except for specific internal Academy functions, or very narrowly drawn training purposes while serving with their Service for leadership and skills development.