Pirate Apprentice

An Apprentice is an individual who resides on a pirate ship in order to learn the ways of piracy from more experienced pirates.

Role and Duties
Pirate apprentices are members of a pirate crew that possess the least authority on a ship, since their main purpose is to learn how to become a proper pirate. Their training involves partaking in habitual pirate activities such as raiding other ships.

Once an apprentice is fully educated, either they become full-fledged members of their crew or leave it to become captains of their own crews.

List of Apprentices

 * Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices of the Roger Pirates until their captain chose to disband the crew. Afterwards, they both eventually became infamous captains of their own pirate crews.
 * Shanks built the Red Hair Pirates and became one of the Yonko.
 * Buggy built the Buggy Pirates and became a member of the Shichibukai before the system's dissolution.
 * Marco and Jozu were apprentices of the Whitebeard Pirates before becoming the crew's 1st and 3rd division commanders respectively.
 * Marco eventually succeeded as the new captain after the original captain's death.
 * Inuarashi and Nekomamushi became apprentices of the Whitebeard pirates after stowing away on their ship. It's unkown if they were still apprentices by the time they joined the Roger Pirates. They eventually returned to their home country and became joint rulers of their kingdom.
 * Kaido was an apprentice of the Rocks Pirates before the crew's disbandment upon their captain's demise. He then went on to becoming general of the Beasts Pirates and one of the Yonko.