MIDSHIPMEN REGULATIONS MANUAL - Commandant of Midshipmen Instruction 5400.7 - Purpose to update and clarify

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Commandant of Midshipmen Instruction 5400.7 updates and clarifies the Midshipmen Regulations Manual for the Brigade of Midshipmen and subordinate personnel. It establishes scope and applicability, emphasizes compliance with the spirit and intent of the directives, and reinforces that nothing overrides sound judgment and Navy core values. The instruction defines records management requirements, assigns review and effective-date procedures for long-term currency, and documents distribution and releasability constraints.

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Pages68

Reading Time1 h 45 min

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CHAPTER 1 – ROUTINE EVENTS

1.1 BATTLE RHYTHM

1.2 MEDICAL CARE

1.3 INSTRUCTION PERIOD

1.4 FORMATION, MEAL, AND ROOM INSPECTION

1.5 ATHLETIC RESERVE PERIOD AND INDIVIDUAL PT

1.6 MIDSHIPMEN ACTIVITY PERIOD

1.7 TAPS AND LATE LIGHTS

1.8 BLUE AND GOLD

1.9 LIBERTY

1.10 SPIRIT PASSES AND SLEEP-INS

CHAPTER 2 – TABLE OF PRIORITIES

2.1 TABLE OF PRIORITIES

2.2 SPECIAL REQUESTS

2.3 MOVEMENT ORDERS AND EXCUSALS

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 101 CALVERT ROAD ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21402-5100 COMDTMIDNINST 5400.7 MIDREGS OIC 6Aug 2024 COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN INSTRUCTION 5400.7 From: Commandant of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy Subj: MIDSHIPMEN REGULATIONS MANUAL Ref: (a) OPNAV M-5215.1 1. Purpose. To update and clarify the Midshipmen Regulations Manual. 2. Cancellation. COMDTMIDNINST 5400. 6Z. 3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction is published for the information and compliance of the Brigade ofMidshipmen and all personnel subordinate to the Commandant ofMidshipmen. a. Midshipmen Regulations are supplementary to U.S. Navy Regulations, 1990. Members of the Brigade and all personnel subordinate to the Commandant ofMidshipmen will 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 judgment or doing the right thing. Situations may arise where good judgment will be necessary and will, infact, 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 ofMidshipmen will convene a board to review accumulated proposals and ideas regarding changes to this manual. This board will consist of the Deputy Commandant ofMidshipmen, 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. 4. Records Management a. Records created as a result of this instruction, regardless of format or media, must be COMDTMIDNINST 5400.7 6 Aug 2024 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/Forms/Al1Items.aspx. b. For questions concerning the management of records 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 OPNAVINST 5215.17A, 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 canceled in the interim, and will be reissued by the 10-year anniversary date ifit is still required, unless it meets one of the exceptions in OPNAVINST 5215.17A, paragraph 9. Otherwise, if the instruction is no longer required, it will be processed for cancellation asj.QOilaS the need for cancellation is known following the guidance in OPNAV Manual 􀁵y 2016. 􀀂?W􀀃 W. H. ALLMAN III Releasability and distribution: This instruction is not cleared for public release and is available electronically via the USNA Commandant Web Page, [https://www.usna.edu/Commandant/comdtinst.php](https://www.usna.edu/Commandant/comdtinst.php) TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – ROUTINE EVENTS PAGE 1.1 BATTLE RHYTHM 1-1 1.2 MEDI

FAQs

What is the purpose of COMDTMIDNINST 5400.7?

It updates and clarifies the Midshipmen Regulations Manual.

Who must comply with the regulations and when do they apply?

The Brigade of Midshipmen and all subordinate personnel must comply, and the regulations apply year-round, including summer training and the academic year.

How does the instruction handle records created under it?

Records created as a result of the instruction must be maintained and disposed according to the standard subject identification codes (SSIC) 1000 through 13000 series per the Department of the Navy records disposition schedules.

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