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For example, if a sailor has the pay-grade of E-5 (rank of petty officer second class) and the rating of boatswain's mate, then combining the two—boatswain's mate second class (BM2)—defines both rank and rating in formal address or epistolary salutation. Thus, boatswain's mate second class (BM2) would be that sailor's rate. [1]
In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade. However, in the U.S. Navy, only officers carry the term rank, while it is proper to refer to an enlisted sailor's pay grade as rate.
Surgeons were ranked by the Navy Board based on their training and social status. [11] Surgeons were wardroom warrant officers with a high status, billeted along with the other officers in the wardroom. [12] Surgeons were assisted by surgeon's mates, who after 1805 were called "assistant surgeons". [13]
In the United States Navy (USN), the term bluejacket is used instead to refer to enlisted sailors that rank below a chief petty officer. [3] 'Bluejacket' derives itself from an item of clothing that was worn by junior enlisted sailors before 1886. [4] It was used especially when the sailors were deployed ashore as infantry. [5]
This list of sailors includes any seagoing person who does not qualify for the list of sea captains. It includes both professional and amateur sailors. Actors
On September 29, 2016, the United States Navy announced a plan to discontinue the enlisted ratings system. Enlisted sailors were to be referred to solely by their rank (e.g. Petty Officer) and would have held a “Navy Operations Specialty (NOS)“ instead of a rating.
Sailors prove they have mastered skills and deserve responsibilities by completing Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) tasks and examinations. Among the most important is the "warfare qualification," which denotes a journeyman level of capability in Surface Warfare, Aviation Warfare, Naval Aircrew, Special Warfare, Submarine Warfare or ...
The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.