Show aed aged midshipmen among the queer survivals in the united states navy Is the theory that an ensign is is necessarily a very young man when lads were vere midshipmen at twelve or fourteen and there were wars to thin out the office officers rs at the top a man reached his lieutenancy lieu terian c Y at worst in his early twenties but no now w that the is unknown and promotion is slow an officer may remain an ensign at twenty seven or twenty eight A few of the older captains and admirals still bold hold to the idea that an ensign needs looking after and it is not long since men approaching their thirtieth year found thim themselves selves hampered by rules as to coming aboard ship by 10 and other like regulations such a as prevailed in fix the days of boy and ensigns new york sun |