Answer: midshipmen

AnswerCrossword Clue
MIDSHIPMENFuture ensigns.
MIDSHIPMENAnnapolis students.
MIDSHIPMENUS Naval Acad.
midshipmenA naval cadet in the US Navy
midshipmenAn American toadfish with dorsal and anal fins that run most of the length of the body and rows of light organs on the underside
midshipmenMIDSHIPMAN, formerly, the title of a young officer (orig quartered amidships) entering the navy
midshipmenAn officer in the Royal Navy ranking below sublieutenant