COMDTMIDNINST_5400.6X-MIDSHIPMEN_REGULATIONS_MANUAL.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

101 BUCHANAN ROAD

ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21402-5100

COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN INSTRUCTION 5400.6X

From: Commandant of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy

Subj: MIDSHIPMEN REGULATIONS MANUAL

Ref: (a) OPNAV M-5215.1

COMDTMIDNINST 5400.6X

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AUG 1 6 2021

1. Purpose. To update and clarify the Midshipmen Regulations Manual.

2. Cancellation. COMDTMIDNINST 5400.6W.

3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction is published for the information and compliance of the Brigade of Midshipmen and all personnel subordinate to the Commandant of Midshipmen.

a. Midshipmen Regulations are supplementary to U.S. Navy Regulations, 1990. Members of the Brigade and all personnel subordinate to the Commandant of Midshipmen shall comply with the substance, spirit, and intent of these directives at all times.

b. Nothing in these regulations should be construed as taking priority over sound judgement or doing the right thing. Situations may arise where good judgement will be necessary and will, in fact, be the only guiding regulation. Midshipmen are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with Navy core values in these situations.

c. These regulations apply at all times. Midshipmen are required to comply with the requirements set forth in this instruction year-round, to include summer training periods and the academic year. Regulations pertaining to midshipmen rooms apply anytime a midshipman occupies a room in Bancroft Hall.

d. No later than the midpoint of each semester, the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen will convene a board to review accumulated proposals and ideas regarding changes to this manual.

This board shall consist of the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, the senior Battalion Officer, the Brigade Senior Enlisted Leader, the Brigade Commander, the Regimental Commanders, and the Brigade Sergeant Major. One midshipman at large from each Battalion may be selected to attend. Midshipmen on the board may designate replacement representatives.

COMDTMIDNINST 5400.6X

AUG 1 S 2021

4. Records Management

a. Records created as a result of this instruction, regardless of format or media, must be maintained and dispositioned for the standard subject identification codes (SSIC) 1000 through 13000 series per the records disposition schedules located on the Department of the Navy/ Assistant for Administration (DON/ AA), Directives and Records Management Division (DRMD) portal page at https://portal. secnav .navy .mil/orgs/DUSNM/DONAA/DRM/Records and-Information-Management/ Approved%20Record%20Schedules/F orms/ Al1Items.aspx.

b. For questions concerning the management ofrecords related to this instruction or the records disposition schedules, please contact your local records manager or the DON/ AA DRMD program office.

5. Review and Effective Date. Per OPNA VINST 5215.17 A, the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen will review this instruction annually around the anniversary of its issuance date to ensure applicability, currency, and consistency with Federal, Department of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, and Navy policy and statutory authority using OPNAV 5215/40 Review of Instruction. This instruction will be in effect for 10 years, unless revised or cancelled in the interim, and will be reissued by the I 0-year anniversary date if it is still required, unless it meets one ofthe exceptions in OPNAVINST 5215.17A, paragraph 9. Otherwise, ifthe instruction is no longer required, it will be processed for cancellation as soon as the need for cancellation is known following the guidance in OPNAV Manual 5215.1 ofMa)j 2016.

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Releasability and distribution: This instruction is cleared for public release and is available electronically via the USNA Commandant Web Page, https ://www.usna.edu/Commandant/comdtinst.php

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 – ROUTINE EVENTS

1.1 BATTLE RHYTHM 1-1

1.2 RÉVEILLE 1-3

1.3 SICK CALL 1-3

1.4 INSTRUCTION PERIOD 1-3

1.5 FORMATION AND MEAL 1-3

1.6 ATHLETIC RESERVE PERIOD AND INDIVIDUAL PT 1-4

1.7 MIDSHIPMEN ACTIVITY PERIOD 1-10

1.8 STUDY PERIOD 1-10

1.9 TAPS AND LATE LIGHTS 1-11

1.10 BLUE AND GOLD 1-11

1.11 LIBERTY 1-12

CHAPTER 2 – TABLE OF PRIORITIES

2.1 TABLE OF PRIORITIES 2-1

2.2 SPECIAL REQUESTS 2-2

2.3 MOVEMENT ORDERS AND EXCUSALS 2-5

CHAPTER 3 - INTERPERSONAL CONDUCT

3.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE 3-1

3.2 HAZING 3-1

3.3 DISCRIMINATION 3-1

3.4 SEXUAL HARASSMENT 3-2

3.5 FRATERNIZATION 3-2

3.6 UPPER CLASS-4/C RELATIONSHIP 3-3

3.7 MIDSHIPMEN-USNA STAFF PERSONNEL RELATIONSHIP 3-4

3.8 MIDSHIPMEN-ENLISTED PERSONNEL RELATIONSHIP 3-4

3.9 MIDSHIPMEN-OFFICER RELATIONSHIP 3-5

3.10 MIDSHIPMEN-MIDSHIPMEN RELATIONSHIP AND CONTACT 3-5

CHAPTER 4 - PERSONAL CONDUCT

4.1 PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE 4-1

4.2 PHYSICAL FITNESS 4-2

4.3 SPIRIT-RELATED ACTIVITIES 4-3

4.4 FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 4-4

4.5 VEHICLES AND OTHER PERSONAL POSSESSIONS 4-5

4.6 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 4-7

CHAPTER 5 – SAFETY AND SECURITY

5.1 MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARDS 5-1

5.2 GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY 5-1

5.3 COMPUTER USE AND REGULATIONS 5-2

5.4 PERSONAL SECURITY 5-3

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5.5 PHYSICAL SAFETY 5-4

CHAPTER 6 – CLASS RATES

6.1 BRIGADE WIDE RATES 6-1

6.2 1/C MIDSHIPMEN RATES 6-1

6.3 2/C MIDSHIPMEN RATES 6-3

6.4 3/C MIDSHIPMEN RATES 6-3

6.5 4/C MIDSHIPMEN RATES 6-3

CHAPTER 7 – UNIFORMS AND APPEARANCE

7.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE 7-1

7.2 AUTHORIZED UNIFORMS 7-2

APPENDIX 7-A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR BODY ALTERATION 7-5

CHAPTER 8 – BANCROFT HALL CUSTOMS AND MIDSHIPMEN FACILITIES

8.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE 8-1

8.2 USE OF MIDSHIPMEN FACILITIES 8-3

8.3 KING HALL 8-5

8.4 MIDSHIPMEN ROOM INSPECTION STANDARD 8-5

8.5 SHARED COMPANY SPACES 8-9

8.6 LAUNDRY ROOMS 8-9

8.7 SEVENTH AND EIGHTH WING LOCKERS 8-9

8.8 BICYCLE STORAGE ROOMS 8-10

8.9 DRYDOCK AND STEERAGE 8-10

CHAPTER 9 – ADMINISTRATION

9.1 REQUIRED READING 9-1

9.2 LEAVE PROCEDURES 9-1

9.3 HONORS LISTS 9-3

9.4 ROUTINE FOR VOLUNTARY GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM (VGEP) 9-4

9.5 GUESTS IN BANCROFT HALL 9-5

9.6 SPECIAL EVENT FOOD SERVICE SUPPORT 9-5

9.7 MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 9-5

9.8 USNA-SPONSORED SOCIAL EVENTS 9-7

9.9 PARENTHOOD, MARRIAGE AND PREGNANCY 9-7

9.10 CHANGE PROPOSAL PROCESS 9-8

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CHAPTER 1: ROUTINE EVENTS

1.1 BATTLE RHYTHM

Monday-Friday Schedule 0530 Earliest rising time for plebes 0545 NAAA team workouts start Per NAAA guidelines 0630 Reveille 0630-0800 Sick Call 0630-0800 Rolling Tray Morning Meal (F) 0635-0655 Come-Around Period (M/W/F) 0635-0655 Company Instruction Period (T/TH) 0700 Morning Quarters Formation 0700 Formal Uniform Inspection (T) 0700 Bravo Room Inspection (F) 0710-0740 Morning Meal 0755-0845 First Period 0755-0910 Eighth Period *0755-1055 Final Exams (Morning) 0855-0945 Second Period 0955-1045 Third Period 0955-1110 Ninth Period 1055-1145 Fourth Period 1130 Early meal for oncoming watch section 1205 Noon Meal Formation 1210-1250 Noon Meal LMO/NET1235 Town Liberty for 1/C (F only) 1250-1320 Company Instruction Period (M/W) (Except during final exams) 1250-1320 Academic Lectures and Meetings (Tu/Th) (Except during final exams) *1300-1600 Final Exams (Afternoon) 1330-1420 Fifth Period 1330-1445 Tenth Period 1430-1520 Sixth Period 1530 Town Liberty for 2/C (F only) 1530-1620 Seventh Period 1545-1800 Athletic Reserve Period 1730-1900 Evening Meal – Rolling Tray (M/T/W/TH) 1730 Evening Meal – King’s Court (F) 1900-2000 4/C Professional Quiz (F only) 1900-2000 Midshipmen Activity Period (M/T/W/TH) 1930-2000 Instruction Period-Secondary (M/T/W/TH) *1930-2230 Final Exams (Evening) 2000-2245 Study Period 2245 Blue and Gold (M or T or W or TH) 2300 Lights out for 4/C (M/T/W/TH) 2300 Taps (M/T/W/TH) 2359 Taps (F) 2359 Liberty expires for all 1/C and 2/C not on weekend (F only)

Saturday Schedule 0630-0730 Morning Meal 0700-0900 Sick Call 0800 Morning Quarters Formation 0800-0930 Training Reserve Period (as directed)

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1200 Liberty Formation (All hands) 1130-1300 Noon Meal 1700-1830 Evening Meal 2359 Liberty expires 2359 Taps for all midshipmen not on weekend

Sunday Schedule

0700-0900 Morning Meal

0800 Town Liberty for 1/C, 2/C and 3/C

1100-1300 Brunch

1800 Liberty expires for 1/C, 2/C, and 3/C

1800 End of Liberty Formation

1810-1900 Evening Meal

1900-2000 4/C Professional Quiz Make-Up Period

1900-2000 Midshipman Activity Period

2000-2245 Study Period

2245 Blue and Gold

2300 Lights out for 4/C

2300 Taps

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1.2 RÉVEILLE

1. Midshipmen shall be out of their racks with all overhead lights on.

2. Upper-class Midshipmen shall not return to their rack until after the morning meal.

1.3 SICK CALL

1. Walk-in sick call is held at the Brigade Medical Unit (BMU).

2. Midshipmen may not enter “Sick in Room” (SIR) into the Academic Accountability System unless they report to sick call, receive a “Sick in Quarters” (SIQ) chit and it is signed by their Company Officer

(CO).

3. Midshipmen reporting to sick call shall wear regulation PE gear or better. See Section 9.7 for further details regarding Medical and Dental care.

1.4 INSTRUCTION PERIOD

1. Instruction periods shall be used for the training of midshipmen. Multiple training sessions will be offered so that all midshipmen complete prescribed training.

2. The priority of instruction periods depends on the individual administering the training. Midshipmen will consult the table of priorities to determine legitimate Excusals from training sessions.

3. Come-Around Period and Discretionary Instruction Periods will not be utilized during exam weeks, academic reserve periods, or on review and study days.

4. Company Instruction Period following Noon meal (1250-1320, M/W) is reserved for Company

Officer/Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL). If the Company Officer and SEL choose not to utilize the

Instruction Period time, other individuals may conduct training.

5. 4/C Come-Arounds conducted outside of the Come-Around Period shall not be scheduled during study hour.

1.5 FORMATION AND MEAL

1. Midshipmen shall be in an inspection-ready prescribed uniform when attending indoor formation.

Covers shall be worn at the discretion of the Company Commander (CC). Midshipmen authorized to wear an alternate uniform for medical purposes must carry their CO approved chit on their person at all times.

2. Outdoor formations shall be conducted in accordance with the Drill and Ceremonies Manual.

3. Formations will be attended by midshipmen as per the table of priorities outlined in 2.1 and by the following regulations:

a. All classes will attend Morning Quarters Formation and Noon Meal Formation Monday-Friday.

All midshipmen not on weekend liberty shall attend Saturday 1200 Liberty Formation.

b. 2/C not on weekend will attend Saturday Morning Quarters and 1200 Liberty Formations.

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c. 3/C will attend Morning Quarters Formation and Noon Meal/Liberty Formation Monday-Saturday.

d. 4/C will attend Morning Quarters Formation and Noon Meal/Liberty Formation Monday-Saturday.

4. Meals and formations will be attended in accordance with the Plan of the Day (POD).

5. End of liberty (EOL) formation shall be attended in person by all classes.

1.6 ATHLETIC RESERVE PERIOD AND INDIVIDUAL PT

1. Athletic Reserve Period is reserved for drill, club, intramural, and varsity sports practices and competitions. All scheduled intramural events take precedence over individual workouts.

2. During Athletic Reserve Period, midshipmen may not use any non-physical fitness related facilities on

Naval Support Activity (NSA). Such facilities include but are not limited to: Commissary, Navy

Exchange (NEX), gas station, barber shop, Navy Federal Credit Union, and any retail food outlets available at the Naval Station (e.g. Subway and Panda Express).

3. Individual midshipmen wishing to conduct workouts off the Yard while not on town liberty, including outside the Athletic Reserve Period unless otherwise specified (see section 1.8), will be permitted to do so, provided they:

a. Conduct workouts between sunrise and sunset.

b. Wear regulation PE gear (exception for command sponsored events that designate an alternate uniform, e.g. Sea Trials, or for ECAs specifically designated by the Commandant’s Operations Officer during their exercise period only, e.g. Infantry Skills Team, Combat Fitness, etc.). Wearing

Navy/USMC-related technical PT gear off the Yard for endurance sports may be approved by the

Company Officer via special request chit.

c. Utilize the following approved running routes:

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(1) The Naval Academy Bridge, the Naval Support Activity/Greenbury Point (via Ritchie Road - up the hill on Rt 450 past the WWII memorial), and/or directly to the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail via MD

Rt 450 and Boulters Way (see Figure 1-1). Midshipmen may use all athletic facilities at NSA, including the Brigade Sports Complex, O-Course, E-Course, and Golf Course.

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(2) Midshipmen may also use the “Stadium” running route, which leads out Gate 8, along

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Spa Road. Take a left turn on Hilltop Lane which turns into Tyler Avenue, and another left turn on Bay

Ridge Avenue which turns into Chesapeake Avenue. Take another left turn onto 6th Street, go across the drawbridge and return to Gate 1 (see Figure 1-4).

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(5) The Quiet Waters Loop begins at Gate 1 and goes over the drawbridge into Eastport. Turn right onto Chesapeake Avenue which turns into Bay Ridge Avenue and continue across Forest Drive to access

Quiet Waters Park. Use the same route to return to Gate 1 (see Figure 1-5).

d. Not stop at or enter into any home, business, or other establishment for any purpose other than to use the restroom facilities.

e. Only run, walk, bicycle, or ride in a motorized vehicle to commute between the Yard and other authorized areas. 1/C Midshipmen may drive authorized vehicles (including Personally Owned Vehicles

(POV)) to and from the Naval Station and may transport underclassmen.

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g. Conduct workouts at the O-Course or the E-Course only in groups of two or more with at least one cell phone on station. These requirements ensure that at least one safety observer is available to call for assistance and render aid in the event of an injury.

4. Use of Navy Working Uniforms (NWU) as workout attire is subject to the following restrictions:

a. On the Yard: Wear NWUs as either a complete uniform (i.e., boots, trousers, brown t-shirt, blouse, and cover) or “modified NWUs” (blouse and cover removed) during physical training on the Yard.

b. Off Yard/NSA: Wear full NWUs or “modified NWUs,” as desired, only for runs transiting to/from the O-Course, E-Course, or Confidence Course (use approved route to NSA in paragraph 1.6.3.c). NWUs or “modified NWUs” may be worn on the applicable course. Wearer must be running or jogging while in

NWUs off the Yard or NSA (no walking or biking).

c. Deviations from this policy for approved team or Company PT associated with a combat- or drill-related event, e.g. ECA, Saturday Morning Training (SMT), Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT), etc., must be approved by the Commandant’s Operation’s Officer or applicable Battalion Officer.

5. Athletic teams are authorized to conduct workouts off the Yard as a team during their team practice times when directed by their Coach. Each member must wear team-approved workout gear.

6. Midshipmen in a duty status (i.e. on watch or in the duty section) may not conduct workouts off the

Yard.

1.7 MIDSHIPMAN ACTIVITY PERIOD

1. Midshipman Activity Period shall be reserved for ECAs, club sports meetings, voluntary academic events, and Command religious programs.

2. The Commandant of Midshipmen must approve other events scheduled during this period.

1.8 STUDY PERIOD

1. 1/C and 2/C shall observe study period Sunday through Thursday. 3/C and 4/C shall observe study period Sunday through Friday.

2. Midshipmen shall be in one of the following locations during study period:

a. Their own room;

b. Another midshipman's room to obtain or provide academic assistance;

c. The library or an academic building;

d. On watch;

e. The wardroom (1/C and 2/C only); however, 3/C may use the wardroom for academic and professional studies with Company Commander or CDO approval;

f. Drydock or Steerage (refer to Chapter 8, section 8.9 Drydock and Steerage);

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g. At a sporting event on the Yard if academically SAT and with Squad leader approval;

h. Conducting personal physical training on the Yard (1/C and 2/C who are satisfactory in Academics and Conduct; 3/C who are on either the Superintendent’s, Dean’s, or Commandant’s list and satisfactory in Conduct);

i. Mitscher Auditorium for Professional Development Videos or Presentations that have been approved by the Brigade Training Officer (Fridays only).

3. Midshipmen shall not play loud music or engage in disruptive activity.

4. Midshipmen in a duty status must sign out before leaving Company area, in compliance with the watchstanding instruction.

5. 1/C, 2/C, and 3/C shall not enter a 4/C room unless providing academic assistance.

1.9 TAPS AND LATE LIGHTS

1. Taps accountability will be conducted at 2300 on Sunday through Thursday and at 2359 on Friday and

Saturday by the Company Duty Officer (CDO). Each midshipman must be visually identified by a member of the duty section (i.e. CDO or ACDO).

2. Midshipmen shall:

a. Be physically present in their rooms for taps.

b. Remain in the Company area after taps unless authorized to depart by the CDO. If authorized to depart, midshipmen must sign the accountability log immediately upon departure and return, and wear a visual ID outside of the Company area.

3. 4/C Midshipmen may: Have late lights until 2359 or early lights before 2200 if approved by their

Squad Leader.

4. It is the responsibility of each individual midshipman to sign taps before the appointed time and to ensure that the CDO has accounted for them.

1.10 BLUE AND GOLD

1. Blue and Gold shall be held in Company areas on Sundays and may be held one other day of the week.

Blue and Gold should be positive in nature and should consist of a recap of past events, a preview of upcoming events, and should be a period to motivate 4/C Midshipmen.

2. Blue and Gold may not be longer than 15 minutes, between 2245 and 2300.

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1.11 LIBERTY

1. The primary responsibility of all midshipmen is to develop the habits and skills necessary to be successful officers, which requires a commitment to excellence in all mission areas, including moral, mental, and physical. Liberty is not a break from that commitment. Success, especially in academics and leadership development, requires hard work and diligent preparation beyond the confines of Monday through Friday. Accordingly, although liberty is authorized in the manner that follows, midshipmen must make responsible and thoughtful decisions about how best to utilize liberty time. Midshipmen have an obligation to be prepared for their duties, at all times, which includes getting sufficient rest to recharge.

2. Yard Liberty

a. Midshipmen may not:

(1) Depart the Yard, except to conduct an individual workout as per section 1.6 above;

(2) Visit a sponsor’s home on the Naval Academy complex.

b. Midshipmen may:

(1) Conduct Individual Workouts;

(2) Visit areas on the Yard;

(3) Attend Sporting Events on the Yard and NSA Complex;

(4) Play golf for leisure.

(5) 4/C Midshipmen may use self-service laundry.

c. Uniform for Yard liberty will be Uniform of the Day or authorized Spirit Gear if attending a sporting event on the Yard.

3. Town Liberty

a. Schedule: Town liberty will be authorized per Table 1-1 or when the last military obligation is completed, whichever is later.

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Friday, LMO/NET 1235 Friday, 2359

Saturday, 0800 Saturday, 2359

Sunday, 0800 Sunday, 1800

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Friday, 1530 Friday, 2359

Saturday, 0800 Saturday, 2359

Sunday, 0800 Sunday, 1800

3/C Saturday, 1200 Saturday, 2359

Sunday, 0800 Sunday, 1800

4/C Saturday, 1200 Saturday, 2359

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b. Regulations:

(1) Uniform:

(a) Midshipmen may not depart on or return from liberty in any uniform other than prescribed liberty attire per COMDTMIDNINST 1020.3 (series).

(b) 3/C may wear civilian clothes only when on weekend and outside a 35-mile radius from the chapel dome (see Figure 1-3 below). 3/C will not depart/return from liberty in civilian clothes, even if they are leaving the authorized radius.

(c) 4/C will wear Uniform of the Day for town liberty.

(2) 4/C shall remain within a 35 mile radius from the chapel dome during town liberty (see Figure

1-3). 4/C must submit a special request chit and Operational Risk Management (ORM) worksheet to their

Company Officer/Senior Enlisted Leader (CO/SEL) in order to request liberty outside the 35 mile radius

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(3) When on town liberty, 4/C may:

(a) Use racks;

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(a) Use racks;

(b) Attend Sunday morning worship services in town with an approved chit from their Company

Officer. They shall proceed immediately to worship and return immediately after worship.

4. Weekend Liberty

a. Eligibility requirements:

(1) CQPR and SQPR of 2.0 or better based on the most recent 6-week, 12-week, or final semester grades.

(2) No academic grades of “F” or more than one “D” based on the most recent 6-week, 12-week, or final semester grades.

(3) Not on Aptitude or Conduct probation.

(4) Not in a loss of weekend status as imposed by a Letter of Instruction unless approved by the

Issuing Authority or designee.

(5) Not in a Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) or Physical Education (PE) course True Failure or

Incomplete deficiency status as reported by the Company Deficiency Report. Company Officers may grant exceptions for incompletes.

(6) Passed the most recent semester (official) PFA. A midshipman who fails the semester (official)

PFA will not be eligible for weekends until they pass a subsequent PFA conducted by the Brigade

Training Team (BTT). BTT will conduct PFAs at the 6-week and 12-week marks. After passing a BTT

PFA, the midshipmen will need to pass a monthly PFA run by their Battalion PMO in order to stay weekend eligible. If the failure was a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) failure, they will be required to pass a BCA as well as the PRT every month. Midshipmen with multiple failures will remain UNSAT until the next official Brigade PFA. Company Officers may still grant one-time exceptions for those with multiple failures.

b. Midshipmen shall request weekend liberty by signing the weekend list. Midshipmen will not depart on weekend liberty prior to receiving approval from the Company Officer or SEL.

c. Weekend liberty will be authorized per Table 1-2 below or when the last military obligation is complete, whichever is later, except as noted below in paragraph 7.

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2/C Friday, 1530 Sunday, 1800

3/C Saturday, 1200 Sunday, 1800

4/C Saturday, 1200 Sunday, 1800

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d. All midshipmen must gain approval through a special request chit and ORM from the Company

Officer if leaving a 150-mile radius.

e. Weekends allotted per semester per Table 1-3, except as noted below in paragraphs 4.f, g, and i:

1/C: 12 2/C: 8 3/C: 5 4/C: 1

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f. A maximum of two additional weekends will be awarded to midshipmen who are members of the

Color Company, on the Superintendent’s list, on the Commandant’s list, or achieve a perfect PFA.

g. One additional weekend per semester may be awarded to all eligible members, including 4/C, of a

Company’s “Color Squad” as well as the respective Platoon Commander and Platoon Sergeant. The

Company Officer will select the Color Squad based on moral, mental, and physical performance at the end of each academic semester. The competition must be metrics-based (e.g., QPR average, # of

UNSATS, PFA Score, PFA UNSATS, Conduct/Honor offenses, etc.). The weekend shall be redeemed during the following academic semester.

h. Midshipmen shall return to a duty status for military obligations falling between authorized commencement and expiration of weekend liberty, including home football games (from designated end of liberty until the singing of “Navy Blue and Gold”).

i. When the Brigade of Midshipmen is granted a weekend, the Commandant or Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen will accept (or decline) the weekend on behalf of the Brigade. Similarly, the

Commandant may grant a weekend to the Brigade.

(1) In order to be eligible to take a granted weekend, a midshipman must meet the weekend eligible criteria in accordance with paragraph 4.a., not be on restriction, and must be eligible per the terms of their

LOI, if on an LOI.

(2) When a weekend is awarded by the Commandant, it shall not be deducted from the individual midshipman’s allotted weekends. Weekends granted will be added to the midshipman’s allotted weekends and must be used the following weekend if not on a duty status. If the following weekend is a duty weekend, this granted weekend shall be used during the next non-duty weekend.

(3) In the event that a weekend is accepted or granted on a three-day weekend:

(a) 1/C and 2/C are authorized overnight liberty all three nights.

(b) If the holiday falls on a Friday, 3/C and 4/C will be authorized overnight liberty on Friday night and Saturday night.

(c) If the holiday falls on a Monday, 3/C and 4/C will be authorized overnight liberty on Saturday night and Sunday night.

j. After December and graduation in May, the number of weekends will reset to the number stated in Table 1-3. There will not be “carry-overs” of unused weekends from one semester to another.

5. Holidays

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a. When Friday is a holiday, Thursday will follow the normal Friday routine and Friday will follow the normal Saturday routine.

b. When Monday is a holiday, all midshipmen are authorized town liberty on Sunday from 0800- 2359. Monday will follow the normal Sunday routine.

c. End of Leave formation will be at 2000 for the following:

(1) Thanksgiving Leave.

(2) End of Spring Semester Leave.

(3) Spring Break Leave.

NOTE: All other End of Leave formations will be designated by the Commandant’s Operations Officer.

6. Weekday Liberty

a. 1/C on the Superintendent’s List, those who have attained the rank of MIDN LCDR and above, Company Commanders, and in-season varsity team captains will be granted weekday liberty but are still required to meet all other military obligations.

b. Town liberty will be granted Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 1800 and ending at 2300.

c. The uniform for weekday town liberty will be Summer White or Service Dress Blue in accordance with seasonal uniform shift.

7. Authority to Grant Additional Liberty:

a. Company Officers and SELs are authorized to grant extensions of normal liberty up to twelve hours

(unless such extension would result in missing an academic class). This extension is not intended for use as a reward, but rather to provide flexibility to apply sound Operational Risk Management (ORM) practice and to allow reasonable flexibility for special or unforeseen situations. This authority will not normally be delegated, except in those rare circumstances when the Company Officer or SEL cannot be consulted in a reasonable time and it is prudent to extend liberty for ORM or other emergent purposes as the Battalion Officer or Battalion XO may determine. Company Officers and SELs may not grant additional or uncharged weekend liberty.

b. Class up liberty is defined as granting liberty of the next higher class in accordance with Table 1-1 of paragraph 1.11.3.a. Battalion Officers are authorized to grant class up liberty for exceptional circumstances on a case by case basis by special request chit.

c. Class up weekend liberty is defined as granting weekend liberty of the next higher class in accordance with Table 1-2 of paragraph 1.11.4.c. Battalion Officers are authorized to grant class up weekend liberty for exceptional circumstances on a case by case basis by special request chit.

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CHAPTER 2: TABLE OF PRIORITIES

2.1 TABLE OF PRIORITIES

1. Midshipmen shall consult with a cognizant superior in the chain of command for guidance in resolving conflicts and inform all necessary parties in advance if an obligation is overruled by a higher priority.

* See clarifications below the table for additional information and specific exceptions.

1. Orders to report to the Superintendent, Commandant, Deputy Commandants, Provost, or Officer of the Watch, in that order. This includes appearing before Academic Boards, Academic Advisory Boards, Commandant Honor Hearings, Brigade Honor Boards, Brigade Aptitude Boards, Brigade Striper

Boards, and Conduct Hearings.

2. Orders to report to the Battalion Officer, Company Officer, or Senior Enlisted Leader, in that order.

This includes Conduct Hearings, Battalion-Level adjudications for honor offenses, Battalion level

Striper Boards, and Aptitude Boards.

3. * Watch.

4. * Authorized scheduled medical and dental appointments outside the USNA, or appointments at the

USNA with outside specialists.

5. Scheduled pre-commissioning physicals.

6. Regularly scheduled examinations of the academic departments outside of regular class periods.

7. Mandatory formations and meals.

8. Scheduled class attendance, scheduled labs, scheduled physical education tests, and the PFA.

9. Mandatory events, such as career information briefs, Forrestal lectures, and Sexual Harassment and

Assault Prevention Education (SHAPE) trainings.

10. Scheduled team practices and meetings per COMDTMIDNNOTE 1710. This includes only organized, scheduled, coach-run team workouts, and not individual workouts or captain’s practices.

11. Drill, parades, march-ons, Company Officer Training and other mandatory events noted in the

POD, to include weekly 4/C Professional Knowledge Quizzes.

12. Remedial PE sessions.

13. * Tours and restriction musters.

14. Intramurals.

15. Scheduled BSA practices and meetings per COMDTMIDNNOTE 1710. This includes only organized, scheduled, staff-run practices, and not individual or captain's practices.

16. Scheduled meetings with an academic advisor or scheduled extra instruction with instructors.

17. Varsity, Club "A" and junior varsity activities other than scheduled practice or competitions.

18. BSA activities other than scheduled practice or competitions.

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19. Club "B" and intramural activities other than scheduled practice or competitions.

20. * Sick call (non-emergency medical treatment), scheduled medical and dental appointments, and physical therapy.

21. Extracurricular activities.

22. Liberty.

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2. Additional clarifications:

3.* The only watchstanders permitted to miss class are standing MOOW, AMOOWs and Duty Drivers.

All midshipmen shall make every effort to attend class and watchbills shall be written so that no midshipman misses a scheduled exam.

4. * Six week, twelve week, and final exams shall not be missed for elective procedures. 1/C

Midshipmen requesting elective surgery refer to Chapter 9, section 9.7. Medical and Dental Care for clarification.

13. * Events shall be scheduled around tours and restriction musters. If a tour or muster is to be missed, permission must first be obtained by the Staff Duty Officer or the OOW.

20. * Morning Quarters Formation can be missed for sick call, as long as the next senior member of the midshipman’s Chain of Command is notified and has approved it.

2.2 SPECIAL REQUESTS

1. The right of any midshipman to make a special request of their organizational superiors may not be denied or restricted. If a midshipman believes special circumstances warrant an exception to any regulation or directive, they may submit a special request to the appropriate approval authority to obtain permission.

a. Requests will be forwarded promptly through the chain of command to the appropriate level for decision. As appropriate, the reason should be stated when a request is not recommended or approved.

b. No person will, through intent or neglect, fail to act on or forward promptly any request or appeal which it is their duty to act on or forward.

c. Requests for exchange of duty will be made only between midshipmen fully qualified to stand each other’s watches and done so with the written acknowledgement of the Company Adjutant or CDO.

Exchanges of duty will be made for at least one full day.

d. A special request chit must be submitted at least three working days prior to the start of the request.

If the request requires Battalion Officer approval, it should be submitted at least five (5) working days in advance. If the request requires Commandant of Midshipmen or Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen approval, the request should be submitted at least seven (7) working days in advance.

e. Midshipmen shall not act on a special request until they have approval as required below.

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2. Approval Authority:

a. Commandant of Midshipmen:

(1) Use of alcohol at any Naval Academy sponsored event except where delegated to the Deputy

Commandant of Midshipmen or Battalion Officer by the Commandant of Midshipmen. Requestors must complete the Alcohol and Drug Education Officer's special request chit before submitting requests to be included with request package.

(2) Any outside employment.

b. Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen: Change of Company for a midshipman. Company changes shall be in effect through graduation, to include the graduation processions.

c. Battalion Officer:

(1) Special leave requests.

(2) Special liberty requests up to 72 hours.

(3) Regular OCONUS leave requests.

(4) Convalescent leave outside Bancroft Hall.

(5) Excusals from any mandatory Brigade or Battalion level event, to include but not limited to football games, Distinguished Artist Series, Forrestal Lectures, and Battalion Spirit Nights.

(6) Participation in inherently hazardous activities (refer to Chapter 5.5, paragraph 2.g).

(7) Replacement of a lost/stolen ID card (second occurrence).

(8) Alcohol chits for Battalion and Company level events such as football tailgates, dining in/outs or company picnics.

d. Commandant Operations Officer:

(1) ORM Memorandums from High Risk ECAs identified by the Commandant of Midshipmen.

(2) Special Request Chits from High Risk ECAs.

e. Officer of the Watch:

(1) Special leave request chits during non-working hours.

(2) Cutting locks in seventh and eighth wing locker spaces at the request of midshipmen occupying a locker or after consultation with the Commandant of Midshipmen’s Legal Advisor.

f. Company Officer and Senior Enlisted Leader:

(1) Missing class.

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(2) Endorsement to Academic Dean to miss a regularly scheduled examination during end of semester or academic reserve periods.

(3) Missing taps and liberty extensions up to 12 hours for ORM purposes.

(4) Special town liberty, including liberty for 4/C to attend religious services at a location of worship located within the 35-mile radius.

(5) Excusal from military evolutions, including swimming and PE remedials, parades, restriction musters, intramurals, and formations.

(6) Assess weekend eligibility requirements.

(7) Guests of individual midshipmen to dine in King Hall (O-5 and below).

(8) Authorization to reside in Bancroft Hall during leave periods.

(9) Regular CONUS leave requests.

(10) Attendance at sporting events that are not on the Yard or not at the BSC during non-liberty hours (SAT 1/C, 2/C, and 3/C only).

(11) Replacement of a lost/stolen ID card (first occurrence).

(12) Conduct of “Spirit Missions.”

(13) Wearing Navy/USMC related technical PT gear for endurance sports when working out off the

Yard.

(14) Grant one weekend per semester to eligible members of a Color Squad, including the respective

Platoon Commander and Platoon Sergeant.

g. Company Commander:

(1) Workout times earlier than 0545 for Company personnel on an individual basis (not including

4/C).

(2) Sign-in formations for weekday noon meal and weekday evening meal formations if meals are rolling tray.

(3) Reservation of the company wardroom for events or meetings.

(4) May authorize platoon/company outings during authorized liberty (this may be delegated to the

Platoon Commander for Squad-level events).

(5) May authorize 3/C or 4/C Midshipmen to wear blue over khaki to outings during authorized liberty not on the Yard or PT gear for physical events such as paintball where the blue over khaki uniform would otherwise be damaged (this may be delegated to the Platoon Commander for Squad-level events).

h. Squad Leader: Carry-on for Squad at meals, consistent with Brigade training.

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2.3 MOVEMENT ORDERS AND EXCUSALS

1. An Excusal must be submitted to allow midshipmen to miss normally scheduled events in order to attend other events happening on the Yard.

2. For accountability purposes, a Movement Order must be submitted to allow midshipmen to miss normally scheduled events in order to attend other events away from the USNA, even during normal liberty time.

a. Movement Orders consider the “Naval Academy” to be the USNA Yard, the Naval Support

Activity Annapolis, David Taylor Research Center, and Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

b. Movement orders and excusals may be created by anyone on the Yard but must be requested at least 14 working days prior to the proceed date if transportation support is required, or at least 10 working days prior to the proceed date if no transportation is required. When the request is less than 10 working days before the proceed date, the Logistics Officer must be contacted directly.

3. Midshipmen shall not depart on Movement Order or participate in an Excusal prior to obtaining approval from the appropriate approval authorities.

4. If an Excusal or Movement Order has a priority level of “standard” or “medium,” then a request to miss class chit must be signed by all relevant instructors and submitted to the Company Officer.

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CHAPTER 3: INTERPERSONAL CONDUCT

3.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE

1. The Navy has historically relied upon custom and tradition to define the bounds of acceptable personal relationships among its members and with those outside of the military. As such, the bounds of acceptable interaction can be unclear at times. Midshipmen will conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism in all interpersonal interactions in all settings and at all times. Midshipmen will treat each and every person with dignity and respect.

2. When in doubt, a midshipman should consult their chain of command, a chaplain, or a trusted mentor for further guidance on acceptable interpersonal interactions.

3.2 HAZING

1. Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby a military member or members, regardless of service or rank, without proper authority causes another military member or members, regardless of service or rank, to suffer or be exposed to any activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful. Soliciting or coercing another to perpetrate any such activity is also considered hazing. Hazing need not involve physical contact among or between military members; it can be verbal or psychological in nature. Actual or implied consent to acts of hazing does not eliminate the culpability of the perpetrator.

Hazing, in any form, is prohibited and will not be tolerated.

2. Regulations regarding hazing:

a. No midshipman may engage in hazing or consent to acts of hazing being committed upon them.

b. No midshipman, regardless of billet or rank, may condone or ignore hazing if they know or reasonably should have known that hazing may or did occur. Every midshipman has the responsibility to inform appropriate authorities of any hazing incidents or potential hazing incidents.

c. Reprisal actions against any victim or witness of hazing incidents are strictly prohibited.

d. Physical abuse or harassment will not be tolerated in any form. Physical contact is allowed with the 4/C only as necessary for training purposes. No amount of physical force is condoned or will be tolerated.

e. Midshipmen in authority positions over other midshipmen will follow only practices that would be reasonably and lawfully acceptable for use in the Fleet. All practices should be readily defendable with appropriate rationale to the parents of subordinates or other interested constituencies.

3.3 DISCRIMINATION

1. Discrimination is any act or failure to act that is based in whole or part on a person’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and adversely affects privileges, benefits, dignity, working conditions, or treatment in employee conditions in past or present.

Discrimination is prohibited and will not be tolerated.

2. Regulations regarding discrimination:

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a. Midshipmen will neither individually or collectively discriminate against another individual or group.

b. Midshipmen will not take reprisal action against a person who provides information on an incident of alleged unlawful discrimination. Reprisals are prohibited regardless of who originates the reprisal action.

c. Midshipmen will not knowingly make a false accusation of unlawful discrimination.

d. Midshipmen will not condone or ignore discrimination and are encouraged to report any suspected discrimination to their officer chain of command, including SEL, or to the CMEO.

3.4 SEXUAL HARASSMENT

1. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

a. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or career.

b. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person.

c. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. At the USNA, the working environment refers to every location on and off the Yard, 24 hours a day.

2. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, passive or indirect actions that create a hostile work environment such as sexually explicit posters, pictures, or screensavers, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

3. Regulations regarding sexual harassment:

a. Midshipmen will not commit sexual harassment as defined above.

b. Midshipmen will not take reprisal action against a person who provides information on an incident of alleged sexual harassment.

c. Midshipmen will not knowingly make a false accusation of sexual harassment.

d. Midshipmen will not condone or ignore sexual harassment and are encouraged to report any suspected sexual harassment to their officer chain of command, including SEL, or to the CMEO.

3.5 FRATERNIZATION

1. Fraternization is a gender neutral concept used to identify personal relationships that do not respect the bounds of acceptable senior-subordinate relationships. Although it is most commonly applied to officer-enlisted relationships, fraternization also includes improper relationships and social interactions between officer members as well as between enlisted members, regardless of the service affiliation of the other officer or enlisted member, including members of foreign military services.

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2. Circumstances prejudicial to good order and discipline are those that call into question a senior’s objectivity, result in actual or apparent preferential treatment, undermine the authority of a senior, or compromise the chain of command.

3. Midshipmen on summer training will adhere to the specific fraternization policies of their assigned units in addition to all USNA policies.

4. Collective terms associated with fraternization apply equally to personnel of foreign military services.

3.6 UPPER CLASS - 4/C RELATIONSHIP

1. Due to the unique training environment of the USNA and the essential leadership role Upper-class

Midshipmen hold in educating and training 4/C Midshipmen; Upper-class have a senior-subordinate relationship with 4/C Midshipmen which must be respected and protected.

2. These regulations apply to all Upper-class-4/C relationships, regardless of how or when a relationship began. There is no exception to this regulation in the case of pre-existing relationships prior to entry to the USNA, unless specifically noted.

3. Upper-class Midshipmen shall maintain a proper professional relationship with 4/C at all times.

4. Upper-class Midshipmen shall not:

a. Attempt to personally degrade or humiliate 4/C Midshipmen.

b. Date, have sexual relations, or otherwise fraternize with 4/C Midshipmen.

c. Request or direct 4/C Midshipmen to perform personal services, to include purchasing supplies for

Upper-class.

d. Impose any informal or unauthorized punishment.

e. Touch 4/C Midshipmen for any purpose other than correcting or adjusting a uniform, drill or rifle position, or as necessary for other legitimate training or safety purposes.

f. Borrow anything from a 4/C Midshipman.

g. Conduct activities with a 4/C Midshipman before reveille unless specifically approved for training purposes.

h. Direct a 4/C Midshipman to write letters or send emails or messages as a prank.

i. Enter a 4/C Midshipman's room during study period for any reason other than to provide academic assistance.

j. Invite a 4/C Midshipman to enter an Upper-class room.

k. Use any real-time electronic communication with a 4/C Midshipman unless for professional purposes, e.g. Brigade recall. This includes, but is not limited to, instant messaging, chat rooms, social networking sites, texting, or any comparable mode of communication. However, messages between siblings or other close blood relatives, e.g. first cousins, regarding family matters shall normally be

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3.7 MIDSHIPMEN - USNA STAFF PERSONNEL RELATIONSHIP

1. Unduly familiar personal relationships between midshipmen and active duty or civilian faculty or staff members that do not respect differences in grade, rank, position of authority, or the staff/student relationship, or are prejudicial to good order and discipline, are prohibited. This prohibition includes interactions with enlisted personnel during training and leave periods away from the USNA.

2. Midshipmen dealings with DoD police and Navy Security personnel shall be limited to:

a. Promptly reporting any unlawful acts and acts that pose a physical danger to others. Acts of midshipmen that are prejudicial to the maintenance of good order and discipline should be reported to the

Officer of the Watch.

b. Reporting the presence of any unidentified person found in Bancroft Hall in areas under the responsibility of a Company Mate of the Deck (CMOD).

c. Responding to questions or commands of USNA security personnel when those personnel are in the performance of their assigned duties.

d. Obeying lawful orders given by security personnel.

3. Midshipmen shall not employ the personal services of building attendants.

3.8 MIDSHIPMEN - ENLISTED PERSONNEL RELATIONSHIP

1. Personal relationships between midshipmen and enlisted members that are unduly familiar because they do not respect differences in grade, rank, or position of authority, or because they are prejudicial to good order and discipline, are prohibited.

2. Midshipmen shall:

a. Obey lawful orders given by enlisted personnel acting as instructors.

b. Maintain a proper professional relationship with enlisted members at all times, regardless of duty station.

3. Midshipmen shall not date, have sexual relations, or otherwise fraternize with enlisted personnel.

4. There is no exception to this regulation in the case of pre-existing relationships prior to entry to the

USNA. Midshipmen are expected to observe appropriate military courtesies with close blood relatives

(e.g., sibling, parent, grandparent, first cousin, aunt, or uncle) and continue to act in a manner that respects differences in grade, rank, or position of authority while interacting or socializing with close blood relatives.

5. Midshipmen may have enlisted members act as their sponsors under the Plebe Sponsor Program.

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3.9 MIDSHIPMAN - OFFICER RELATIONSHIP

1. Personal relationships between midshipmen and officers that are unduly familiar because they do not respect differences in grade, rank, or position of authority or because they are prejudicial to good order and discipline, are prohibited.

2. Midshipmen shall not date, have sexual relations, or otherwise fraternize with commissioned officers, with the following exception: 1/C and 2/C Midshipmen may maintain pre-existing close personal relationships with newly commissioned officers, unless the officer is in the midshipman's chain of command, provided the relationship was…