Well yeah, but they're not humiliated along the way or made to feel conspicuous. Exceptions would be things like "trainee" badges at fast food restaurants.
It's dumb because it's not original (Parcells started it) and casts rookies as second class citizens. You shouldn't have to "earn" the star anymore than you should have to fetch a veteran's pads. That's so high school.
The sad thing is that we were a poor team with Mo. Between him, Pineda, Joba, Hughes, Garcia, an ancient Pettitte, and a sputtering offense, we're a long-shot just for the wild card.