Midshipman Organization & Color Company

Color Company

A Color Company is determined each year and all thirty companies participate in a point system competition that continues throughout the year, until commissioning.  Points are accumulated for performance in academics, sports, parades, and military activities. The winner becomes what is called the Color Company. With this honor, there is added responsibility and certain privileges that are awarded and are recognized during Commissioning Week.  At the Color Parade during Commissioning Week, when the results of the years competition are announced, a friend or fiancée of the winning company’s Company Commander — designated Color Girl — transfers the flag from the old Color Company to the new. As yet, no Commander of a Color Company has been a woman.  When that happens, she will designate whomever she desires to join her in the transfer of colors.