List of United States Navy ratings

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The United States Navy classifies its enlisted personnel with a system of rating (job speciality) and rate (military rank). For example, an Aerographer's Mate First Class would be AG1; the AG indicates the rating (Aerographer's Mate) while the 1 indicates the rate (First Class Petty Officer).

Naval Enlisted Sailors are referred to casually by their rating. For example, Yeoman First Class John Smith would casually be referred to as YN1 (said: "Y, N, one"). U.S. Navy officers do not have ratings, but they do have designators.

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[edit] Aviation Ratings

  • ABE — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Launching & Recovery Equipment)
  • ABF — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels)
  • ABH — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling)
  • AC — Air-Traffic Controller
  • AD — Aviation Machinist's Mate
  • AE — Aviation Electrician's Mate
  • AG — Aerographer's Mate (Weather forecaster)
  • AM — Aviation Structural Mechanic
  • AME — Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment)
  • AO — Aviation Ordnanceman
  • AS — Aviation Support Equipment Technician
  • AT — Aviation Electronics Technician
  • AW — Aviation Warfare Systems Operator
  • AZ — Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
  • PR — Aircrew Survival Equipmentman

[edit] Construction Ratings

  • BU — Builder
  • CE — Construction Electrician
  • CM — Construction Mechanic
  • EA — Engineering Aide
  • EO — Equipment Operator
  • SW — Steelworker
  • UT — Utilitiesman

[edit] Administration, Deck, Medical, Technical, and Weapons Specialty Ratings

  • BM — Boatswain's Mate
  • CS — Culinary Specialist
  • CT — Cryptologic Technician
    • CTA — Cryptologic Technician–Administrative
    • CTI — Cryptologic Technician–Interpretive
    • CTM — Cryptologic Technician–Maintenance
    • CTN — Cryptologic Technician–Networks
    • CTR — Cryptologic Technician–Collection
    • CTT — Cryptologic Technician–Technical
      • NOTE: Now includes former rating of Electronic Warfare Technician (EW)
  • ET — Electronics Technician
  • FC — Fire Controlman
  • FT — Fire Control Technician
  • GM — Gunner's Mate
  • HM — Hospital Corpsman
  • IS — Intelligence Specialist
  • IT — Information Systems Technician
    • NOTE: Now includes former rating of Cryptologic Technician Communications (CTO)
  • LN — Legalman
  • MA — Master-at-Arms
  • MC — Mass Communication Specialist
  • MN — Mineman
  • MT — Missile Technician
  • MU — Musician
  • NC — Navy Counselor
  • ND — Navy Diver (new in 2006)
  • OS — Operations Specialist
  • PC — Postal Clerk
  • PS — Personnel Specialist
  • RP — Religious Programs Specialist
  • QM — Quartermaster
    • ET (navigation) — QM now exists as ET(nav) on submarines.
  • SB — Special Warfare Boat Operator (new in 2006)
  • SH — Ship's Serviceman
  • SK — Storekeeper
  • SO — Special Warfare Operator (new in 2006)
  • ST — Sonar Technician
    • STG — Sonar Technician–Surface
    • STS — Sonar Technician–Submarine
  • TM — Torpedoman's Mate
    • TM — TM now exists as Machinist Mate or MM on submarines.
  • YN — Yeoman

[edit] Engineering/Hull Ratings

  • DC — Damage Controlman
  • EM — Electrician's Mate
  • EN — Engineman
  • EOD — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (established 12 January 2006)
  • GS — Gas Turbine System Technician
    • GSE — Gas Turbine System Technician–Electrical
    • GSM — Gas Turbine System Technician–Mechanical
  • HT — Hull Maintenance Technician
  • IC — Interior Communications Electrician
  • MM — Machinist's Mate
  • MR — Machinery Repairman
  • ND — Navy Diver (established 03 January 2006)

The Navy has announced a merger of the DC, HT and MR ratings into Repair Technician (RT) is pending but has not announced a timeline.

[edit] Compression Ratings

The following ratings exist only at the E-9 (Master Chief) level. They combine two or more source ratings.

  • AB — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (combines ABE, ABF, ABH)
  • AF — Aviation Mechanic (combines AD, AM, AME)
  • AV — Avionics Technician (combines AE, AT)
  • CU — Constructionman (combines BU, EA, SW)
  • EQ — Equipmentman (combines CM, EO)
  • UC — Utilities/Constructionman (combines CE, UT)

[edit] Changed or Disestablished Ratings

The following ratings have been disestablished, merged or renamed:

  • AK — Aviation Storekeeper (merged into SK on 01 January 2003)
  • AMH — Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) (merged into AM 01 March 2001)
  • AMS — Aviation Structural Mechanic (Structures) (merged into AM 01 March 2001)
  • ASE — Aviation Support Equipment Technician (Electrical) (merged into AS 1990)
  • ASH — Aviation Support Equipment Technician (Hydraulics and Structure) (merged into AS 1990)
  • ASM — Aviation Support Equipment Technician (Mechanical) (merged into AS 1990)
  • AQ — Aviation Fire Control Technician (merged into AT 1991)
  • AX — Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician (merged into AT 1991)
  • BT — Boiler Technician (merged with MM on 01 October 1996)
  • CTO — Cryptologic Technician–Communications (merged into IT on 01 March 2006)
  • DP — Data Processing Technician (merged into IT on 19 February 1998)
  • DK — Disbursing Clerk (merged into PS on 01 October 2005)
  • DM — Illustrator Draftsman (merged into MC on 01 July 2006)
  • DS — Data Systems Technician (merged into ET and FC on 01 October 1998)
  • DT — Dentalman (merged into HM on 30 August 2005)
  • EW — Electronic Warfare Technician (merged into CTT on 01 October 2003)
  • IM — Instrumentman (disestablished 01 October 1999)
  • JO — Journalist (merged into MC on 01 July 2006)
  • LI — Lithographer (merged into MC on 01 July 2006)
  • ML — Molder (disestablished 01 October 1997)
  • MS — Mess Management Specialist (changed to CS 15 January 2004)
  • OM — Opticalman (disestablished 01 October 1999)
  • OT — Ocean Systems Technician (merged into STG 01 October 1997)
  • PH — Photographers Mate (merged into MC on 01 July 2006)
  • PM — Patternmaker (disestablished 01 October 1997)
  • PN — Personnelman (merged into PS on 01 October 2005)
  • RM — Radioman (changed to IT 04 November 1999)
  • SM — Signalman (disestablished 04 November 2003)

[edit] Warfare qualification

Also included in a sailor's rating is any "warfare qualification" earned. Obtaining such a qualification requires mastering a specified set of skills and information. For example, if Yeoman First Class Smith has earned his enlisted submarine qualification, his title would be "YN1(SS) John Smith". If Smith has multiple qualifications, they are stacked; i.e., additional quals in surface warfare would give him the title: "YN1(SS/SW) John Smith". While it may be possible to one day be "YN1(SS/SW/AW/NAC/SEAL/FPJ/MDV/EWS/SWCC/SCWS/IUSS/FMF) John Smith, it is highly unlikely; to date, the most designators earned by a single sailor is six.

Not all warfare qualifications have a corresponding 2-4 letter abbreviation that may be included in an enlisted member's title.

[edit] Submarine community

[edit] Surface community

[edit] Aviation community

  • AW — Aviation Warfare Specialist, ground support crew
  • NAC — Naval Aircrewman, Enlisted Aircrew, Naval Flight Offficers are officer aircrew.

[edit] Diving community

  • DV and MDV are mutually exclusive; that is, a person can only hold one of these at a time.

[edit] Special Warfare community

  • PJ and FPJ are mutually exclusive.

[edit] Construction Battalion community

[edit] Undersea Warfare community

[edit] U.S. Marine Corps support community

[edit] Instruction and Training community

  • MTS* — Master Training Specialist
  • The MTS designator does not qualify as an identifer that an enlisted member may include in his/her written title.

[edit] Expeditionary Warfare community

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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