Q: I was told by my LCPO during my OOD board that BM is not the oldest rate in the navy. That there is an older rate before BM. what instruction if any or where could i find out this information to show my LCPO?
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Maritime History question: What is the oldest rate in us navy? Boatswain's mate.
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[First US Navy page] ... If you meet the entrance requirement, absolutely. Depending on your current rate/rank, and how long you wait to re-enlist, you... ... ; What is the second oldest rate in us navy?
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The oldest rate in the Navy, and the highest ranking rate, is that of Boatswain's Mate. ... Our BM's make up the first and second divisions, the first division being deployed over the forward part of the ship, the second division being assigned the rear hall.
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Mark was frocked to Petty Officer Second Class on January 16, 1989. Mark was advanced ... The Quartermaster rate (along with Gunner's Mate, Cook, and Boatswain's Mate) is one of the four "right-arm rates": the oldest rates in the Navy. The primary watch a modern Quartermaster stands is Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW);
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Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor ... SECOND REQUEST: ; Dear Senator Oroho, I'm writing this request (again) on behalf of Jack Cunningham, a former active duty Marine and Vietnam veteran. Although I've never actually met him in person, simply the fact that he is a fellow Marine in need of justice, I offer to help him in...
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The use of the word "rank" for Navy enlisted personnel is incorrect. The term is "rate." The rating badge — a combination of rate (pay grade) and rating (specialty) is worn on the left upper sleeve of all uniforms in grades E-4 through E-6. ... Now In: NavyRate Insignia of Navy Enlisted Personnel...
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THE SECOND OLDEST AIR FORCE; The claim has been made for many years that when the; ... Force itself only came into formal existence on 4 May 1928.) It also requires that an air service has its own administrative structure and independent identity, rather than function simply as an adjunct of a standing army or navy.
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The rides will be built around the center piece of the park, the Scenic Railway, the oldest surviving roller coaster in the U.K. and the fourth oldest in the world.
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Kitty Hawk became the oldest active ship in the United States Navy upon the decommissioning of USS Independence on September 30, 1998. Kitty Hawk is only the second aircraft carrier ever to hold the honor of flying the First Navy Jack.
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