ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ðə sˈɜːvɪs sˈɛkɹətɹiz wɪl ɐpˈɔɪnt ðə kɐdˈɛts ɔːɹ mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn ʌvðə sˈiːnjɚ ɹɪzˈɜːv ˈɑːfɪsɚz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈɔːɹ ɹˈɑːtk, bˌʌt ʌnlˈaɪk ðə kɐdˈɛts ænd mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn ʌv ˈiːtʃ fˈɛdɚɹəl sˈɜːvɪs ɐkˈædəmi, ɹˈɑːtk kɐdˈɛts ænd mˈɪdʃɪpmˌɛn ɑːɹ fˈɜːst ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹɪzˈɜːv kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌv ðɛɹ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv sˈɜːvɪs.
Additionally, the Service Secretaries will appoint the cadets or midshipmen of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), but unlike the cadets and midshipmen of each Federal Service Academy, ROTC cadets and midshipmen are first enlisted into the reserve component of their respective service.