12 Midshipman groups

While the USS Devastator as it is currently configured can serve as an academy ship for up to fifty midshipman groups, it typically has between ten and fifteen groups depending on the number of cadets that Admiral Stahl selects to spend their midshipman year onboard the USS Devastator.

There were twelve midshipman groups during the year (5018-5019) the Olafson Gang was on board.