The waitlist · Signal Papa: all hands report aboard
The Commission
Sign on and hold your place in line for the day the Chandlery opens. Rank is earned two ways: keep the Watch, or bring friends aboard. Eight ranks, from Midshipman to Admiral, and a pin for each that money can't buy.
Commissioning day: Sunday, November 1, 2026, at eight bells of the morning watch.
- 8 ranks
- 5 places and 10 days per friend
- No discounts
- One click to leave
Plate I · Distinction lace, sleeve
The ladder of ranks.
One ladder, climbed by days of service. Every day you keep the Watch counts one. Every friend who signs on with your link counts 10. A missed day never takes rank away. The lace is drawn as it's worn, silver on navy with the executive curl, and every rank carries a hard-enamel pin.
Days of service
Mid 1 · Ens 7 · Lt 30 · Lt Cdr 60 · Cdr 90 · Capt 180 · Cdre 270 · Adm 365
- I · 1 day
Midshipman
or 1 recruit
Sleeve: one thin silver stripe with the executive curl.
The Midshipman's pin, and the Colors sticker sheet.
- II · 7 days
Ensign
or 1 recruit
Sleeve: one silver stripe with the executive curl.
The Ensign's pin.
- III · 30 days
Lieutenant
or 3 recruits
Sleeve: two silver stripes with the executive curl.
The Lieutenant's pin, and first word on every new piece a day before it reaches the Chandlery.
- IV · 60 days
Lieutenant Commander
or 6 recruits
Sleeve: two silver stripes with a thin stripe between, and the executive curl.
The Lieutenant Commander's pin, and the house log book: cloth-bound, ruled for the Watch.
- V · 90 days
Commander
or 9 recruits
Sleeve: three silver stripes with the executive curl.
The Commander's pin, and a navy watch cap knitted for the house.
- VI · 180 days
Captain
or 18 recruits
Sleeve: four silver stripes with the executive curl.
The Captain's pin, and a canvas ditty bag with your initials in signal flags.
- VII · 270 days
Commodore
or 27 recruits
Sleeve: one broad silver stripe with the executive curl.
The Commodore's pin, and a framed print of the Steadfast's chart, signed by the house.
- VIII · 365 days
Admiral
or 37 recruits
Sleeve: a broad silver stripe below a medium one, with the executive curl.
The Admiral's pin, and a seat at the Captain's Table: dinner with the house, once a year.
Ships in company
The Fleet
The twenty officers who have brought the most friends aboard. Names are the ones they chose; everyone else sails as Anonymous. Emails never appear here. The rank shown counts recruits alone; days kept stay on each man's own device.
The ship's articles
What you're signing up for.
What each rank carries, and the terms that come with it. Pins and house kit, never sold. Nothing more, nothing hidden.
- Article IMidshipman · 1 day
The Midshipman's pin, and the Colors sticker sheet.
- Article IIEnsign · 7 days
The Ensign's pin.
- Article IIILieutenant · 30 days
The Lieutenant's pin, and first word on every new piece a day before it reaches the Chandlery.
- Article IVLieutenant Commander · 60 days
The Lieutenant Commander's pin, and the house log book: cloth-bound, ruled for the Watch.
- Article VCommander · 90 days
The Commander's pin, and a navy watch cap knitted for the house.
- Article VICaptain · 180 days
The Captain's pin, and a canvas ditty bag with your initials in signal flags.
- Article VIICommodore · 270 days
The Commodore's pin, and a framed print of the Steadfast's chart, signed by the house.
- Article VIIIAdmiral · 365 days
The Admiral's pin, and a seat at the Captain's Table: dinner with the house, once a year.
The terms
- Your email
- We'll email you about the launch. One click to leave. Your email never appears on this site.
- Your place in line
- Set by when you sign on. Each friend who joins with your link moves you 5 places up, never past first.
- Your rank
- Set by days of service: each day you keep the Watch counts one, each friend brought aboard counts 10. Midshipman at 1, Ensign at 7, Lieutenant at 30, Lieutenant Commander at 60, Commander at 90, Captain at 180, Commodore at 270, Admiral at 365. Each friend counts once, and a missed day never takes rank away.
- What referrals earn
- Rank, the pin that comes with it, and house kit that is never sold. Never a discount, store credit or cash. A Lieutenant's worth of friends is 3.
- Your name
- Optional. It shows on the Fleet board only once you bring a friend aboard. Leave it blank and you sail as Anonymous.