U.S. Merchant Marine Academy insignia: Cadet Corps & Regiment of Midshipmen shoulder boards
The Cadet Corps originally did not have the class and rank structure as found in today’s Regiment of Midshipmen; this is reflected in the shoulder board comprising of simply the U.S. Maritime Commission federal shield. When the Cadet Corps was led by Captain Tomb – formerly of the New York State Maritime Academy – it took on a battalion structure as found at the U.S. Navy Academy and adopted the insignia of NYSMA. This has continued up to the present day – albeit with modifications to match the culture of the Regiment.
Kings Point
Plebe. 2015.
Kings Point - Plebe. circa early 2000s.
Kings Point - Preliminary Cadet-Midshipman. circa 1944.
Kings Point - C/M 4/C Deck program. circa 1950s.
Kings Point - M/N 4/C Deck program. current.
Kings Point - C/M 3/C Deck program. circa 1944.
Kings Point - M/N 3/C Deck program. ?1990s.
Current 2017 shoulder boards have oblique stripes underneath the class designator, not above as in this example.
Kings Point - C/M 2/C Deck program. circa 1942-43.
Kings Point -M/N 2/C Deck program. ?1990s.
Kings Point - C/M 1/C Deck program. circa 1943.
In the 1950s these shoulder boards came to be the mark of the Zombo.
Kings Point - C/M Petty Officer. circa 1942-43.
Before the institution of patches, boards such as these were used.
Kings Point - C/M Guidon Petty officer, 1/C Deck program. circa late 1940s.
Kings Point - C/M 1/C Deck program. circa 1943.
The star represents a Cadet-Midshipmen with high academic honors.
Kings Point - M/N officer, Ensign. Deck program. circa 1990s.
Zombo Lieutenant
Kings Point - M/N officer, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Deck program. circa 1943.
Kings Point - M/N Officer. Lieutenant (j.g.) Engineering Program. circa 1945.
Kings Point - 4/C Lieutenant (j.g.) Engineering Program. circa 1945.
detail.
Kings Point - M/N officer, Lieutenant. Deck program. current.
Kings Point - M/N Officer. Captain. Deck Program. circa 1950s.
Kings Point - M/N officer, Lieutenant Commander. Deck program. current. (left)
Kings Point - M/N officer, Commander. deck program. current. (right)
Kings Point - C/M 4/C Engineering program. circa 1940s.
Kings Point - C/M 4/C (Plebe). Deck Program. circa 1940s.
Kings Point - C/M 3/C Engineering program. circa 1943.
Kings Point - C/M 2/C Engineering program. circa 1944.
Kings Point - C/M 3/C. Deck Program. circa 1940s.
Kings Point - C/M 1/C Engineering program. circa 1945.
Kings Point - Dual program, M/N 4/C. circa 1990s.
Dualie program has since been deleted.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Corps of Cadets - Cadet. 1941.
Design used from 1939-1941, up to the establishment of Kings Point facility. Button with left-facing eagle denotes used after the declaration of National Emergency in May 1941.
U.S. Maritime Commission - Cadet Corps. Cadet. 1941-42.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Cadet Corps - Cadet Officer. circa 1938-1941.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Cadet Corps - Cadet Officer. circa 1938-1941. detail.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Maritime Service - Instructor. 1939-41.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Maritime Service. Instructor. circa 1938-1942.
Note the U.S. Coast Guard button.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Maritime Service. Instructor. circa 1938-1942. detail.
Kings Point - M/N Officer. Lieutenant Commander. Engineering Program. circa 1950s.
The Regiment briefly experimented with creating their own analogues of USN ranks for its officers.
U.S. Maritime Commission. Maritime Service. Instructor. circa 1938-1942. detail.