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.
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.