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Comment by brandon maynard on September 24, 2013 at 1:30pm

thanks Bob! my son started as a E2 with referrals he had signed before leaving for RTC.. thanks again Bob the info was great.

Comment by Bob T on September 24, 2013 at 1:18pm

I believe some other branches use "MOS" or Military Occupational Specialty.

Comment by Bob T on September 24, 2013 at 1:15pm

Also:

Paygrade - Is the grade you are paid at. These are: E-1 thru E-9 (Note the "E" means enlisted).
W-2 thru W-5 (Note the "W" means Warrant Officer. Also note the Navy doesn't have W-1's).
O-1 thru O-10 (Note the "O" means officer).

Most of the time we sailors just combine rating and rate into one term. For example, a Boatswain's Mate has the rating abbreviation BM, and if the person is a Petty Officer Second Class which is a "2" abbreviation, then the person's rate could also be BM2 (BM is the rating and the 2 is Petty Officer Second Class paygrade E5). So you will hear "BM2 come over here quickly" Oh who am I kidding? It's more like "BM2 quit skating, and get your butt over here and do some real work"... Oh, who am I kidding? We would never use the word "butt" either.... The sailor vocabulary has more direct words...~ha

Comment by Bob T on September 24, 2013 at 1:15pm

Sorry Brandon, I meant "Rating". Here is something I found on FB:

Rank & Rate - The Navy enlisted sailor DOES NOT have rank for enlisted sailors. The proper word is rate. In the Navy, the term "Rank" is ONLY used by Navy officers. Try to use the Navy tradition, when possible, the word is rate (never rank) even though they mean the same to most people.
Some rates are: Seaman Recruit, Seaman, Petty Officer 3rd Class, Petty Officer 1st Class, Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer.

Rating - "Rating" is the job you do. You could be a Hospital Corpsman (HM), an Electrician's Mate (EM), a Boatswain's Mate (BM), an Aviation Ordnanceman (AO), or even a Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (CTM).

My son is "IT". My Father in-law was "AC" back in the day.

Comment by brandon maynard on September 24, 2013 at 1:15pm

whats "rate"? ive never heard that before

Comment by brandon maynard on September 24, 2013 at 12:52pm

Bob, im sorry I don't know what "rate" is. My son is going to be a air traffic controller (AC)

Comment by Marvin on September 24, 2013 at 10:18am

Congrats to your sailors! I have been to Pensacola several times. Nice area! And close to Mobile.

Comment by Bob T on September 24, 2013 at 10:05am

Thanks a lot Brandon! Same to you and yours. What rate is your son going for?

Comment by brandon maynard on September 24, 2013 at 9:49am

congrats Bob! my son will be headed to Pensacola after his PIR..  god bless your son and his family

Comment by Marvin on September 24, 2013 at 7:47am

Cody Baird, from what I was told the letters should get to her, but may take a couple of weeks. So keep writing to her new address.

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