<p>No, usna09mom, not forgetting those. However, when the mids stand gate watch, from what I see, the mids talk to each other and rarely interact with the Sailors standing watch. Ditto on YPs. Can’t say how the summer training goes for every ship, but it largely depends on the Commanding Officer. Some mids get a great experience, sleeping in junior enlisted berthing, eating on the mess decks, getting a junior enlisted running mate. Some mids are left to their own devices to keep themselves occuppied and entertained. Some COs treat their mids like Distinguished Visitors, as opposed to JOs-in-training, so as not to incur the wrath of those on high, which obviously leads to a pointless experience for the mid. So the most real face time many of the mids get with enlisted sailors is a few weeks during the summer. Not, in my opinion, quite enough.</p>