_Midshipman Commander_ Five stripes one-quarter of an inch apart. _Midshipman Lieutenant Commander_ Four stripes one-quarter of an inch apart. _Midshipman Lieutenant_ Three stripes one-quarter of an inch apart. _Midshipman Junior Lieutenant_ Two stripes one-quarter of an inch apart. _Midshipman Ensign_ One stripe. All Midshipman Officers also wear a gold star one inch in diameter three-fourths of an inch above the upper stripe on each sleeve. The rank of Midshipman Petty Officers is indicated by devices embroidered in gold upon the sleeves, above the elbow, of the full dress jacket, undress coat and overcoat, indicating the different grades as follows: _Regimental staff petty officer_—an eagle and an anchor, surmounted by three stars placed pyramidally, with a chevron of three stripes below the anchor. _Battalion staff petty officer_—the same as for regimental staff petty officer except there are but two stars. _First and Second Petty Officers_—the same as for staff petty officers except there is but one star. _First-class Petty Officer_—the same as for first and second petty officers except that the chevrons are omitted. _Second-class Petty Officer_—the same as for first-class petty officers except that the star is omitted. [Illustration: U. S. Navy. Midshipmen. Sleeve stripes indicating class Gold stripes on the sleeves of the dress coat, undress coat and overcoat 1. First Class 2. Second Class 3. Third Class 4. Fourth Class] The midshipmen are divided into four classes, according to the year’s course, the first class corresponding to seniors at college, the second class corresponding to juniors at college, the third class corresponding to sophomores at college and the fourth class corresponding to freshmen at college. To distinguish the class to which they belong all midshipmen, except Midshipman Officers and petty officers and fourth classmen, wear service stripes of gold braid one-eighth of an inch wide diagonally across the outside of each sleeve of the full dress jacket, service coat and overcoat from front seam to rear seam, each stripe indicating one year of service at the Naval Academy; thus, the first classmen have three stripes, the second classmen two stripes, the third classmen one stripe, and the fourth classmen plain sleeves with no stripes. ENLISTED MEN’S UNIFORMS, U. S. NAVY Enlisted men of the Navy are required to have complete outfits of blue dress, white dress, blue undress, white undress and working dress. Dungaree suits are prescribed for the engineers force and for men of the Artificer Branch. Rain clothes are allowed for the deck force and men who are required to do duty where they would require them.