Possible Clues:

• 100 to date, worked to get one training
• The young editor is back in feline form
• One of those whose morale was raised by Cyrano (coming from America – detained at port of entry)
• Tomboy
• Midshipman counterpart
• He is working on commission
• Apprentice officer
• Rake over limits of experiment with trainee
• Trainee officer needs time to follow rebellious Jack
• Training ship trainee