Starfleet cadets

In Starfleet, cadets are new recruits that enroll in Starfleet Academy, with graduates promoted to the rank of Ensign and become an officer.

Many Starfleet officers were cadets at some point in their career. Personnel which are only known to have reached the designation of cadet without further promotion are listed. Certain other personnel which are reknown for their actions as a cadet are listed as well.

23rd century

2250s

• Finnegan
• James T. Kirk (graduated at the rank of Lieutenant)
• R.M. Merik
• Gary Mitchell

2260s

• Irina Galliulin

2280s

• Foster
• Peter Preston
• Valeris (first Vulcan to graduate top of her class)
• Unnamed cadet played by Nicholas Guest

24th century

2320s

• Jean-Luc Picard (first freshman to win the Academy marathon)

2350s

• William T. Riker (eighth in his class)
• Worf (first Klingon in Starfleet)

2360s

• Joshua Albert
• Wesley Crusher
• Jean Hajar
• Nicholas Locarno
• Adam Martoni
• Mordock (first Benzite in Starfleet)
• Sito Jaxa
• Worf (first Klingon in Starfleet)

Mitena Haro was a false identity of an alien being. It is uncertain whether a cadet Haro really did exist.

2370s

• Dorian Collins
• Wesley Crusher
• James Mooney MacAllister
• Nog (first Ferengi in Starfleet)
• Riley Aldrin Shepard
• Karen Farris
• Tim Watters

The unnamed USS Valiant personnel of Red Squad were also cadets.

Apocrypha

• Matt D. Decker, and the rest of Omega Squadron, from Marvel's comic series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
• Various cadets from the Star Trek: Titan novels