wˌaɪl kɐdˈɛts ænd mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn dᵻɹˈɛktli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt tə fˈoːɹ ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl sˈɜːvɪs ɐkˈædəmiz jˈuː.ˈɛs. mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmi; jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvəl ɐkˈædəmi; jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ɐkˈædəmi; jˈuː.ˈɛs. kˈoʊst ɡˈɑːɹd ɐkˈædəmi ɑːɹ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌv ðɛɹ sˈɜːvɪs, sˈɜːvɪŋ ˌɔn ˈæktɪv dˈuːɾi, ðeɪ hˈoʊld nˈiːðɚɹ ɐ kəmˈɪʃən nˈɔːɹ ɐ wˈɔːɹənt ʌv ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, nˈɔːɹ dˈuː ðeɪ hˈoʊld ɐn ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɡɹˈeɪd ɔːɹ ɹˈæŋk.
While cadets and midshipmen directly appointed by the President to four of the Federal Service Academies (U.S. Military Academy; U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy; U.S. Coast Guard Academy) are members of the Regular Component of their Service, serving on active duty, they hold neither a commission nor a warrant of appointment, nor do they hold an enlisted grade or rank.