Aviation Boatswain's Mate
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This group is for all ABs (ABE/ABF/ABH) family and friends!
"Guardians of the Flight Deck"...
Website: http://www.navydads.ning.com/group/aviation-boatswain-s-mate-ab
Members: 48
Latest Activity: May 25, 2023
Job Description:
- Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Launch/Recovery (ABE)
- Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Fuels (ABF)
- Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Aircraft Handler (ABH)
- ABs Rates & Rating -
- E-1 Airman Recruit (ABEAR/ABFAR/ABHAR)
- E-2 Airman Apprentice (ABEAA/ABFAA/ABHAA)
- E-3 Airman (ABEAN/ABFAN/ABHAN)
- E-4 Petty Officer Third Class (ABE3/ABF3/ABH3)
- E-5 Petty Officer Second Class (ABE2/ABF2/ABH2)
- E-6 Petty Officer First Class (ABE1/ABF1/ABH1)
- E-7 Chief Petty Officer (ABEC/ABFC/ABHC)
- E-8 Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (ABCS)
- E-9 Master Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (ABCM)
ABs are ships company, not air-wing personnel. They work with and maintain catapults and arresting gear (green shirts), aviation fuel supply systems (grapes), and move aircraft on the hangar deck and flight deck (yellow shirts). They wear red shirts when they man the crash-and-salvage and fire fighting equipment. They do maintenance below decks where their equipment is housed-the parts you can't see on the flight deck...
The Air Department aboard the Aircraft Carrier consists of the following Divisions:
V-1 Division - responsible for moving aircraft on the flight deck and "spotting" catapults. They are also responsible for making sure the flight deck is free of foreign object debris (FOD).
V-2 Division - maintains and operates all of the catapult launching and arresting gear.
V-3 Division - has about 80 people and is responsible for moving aircraft in the hangar bay.
V-4 Division - has about 50-60 people who work on the flight deck; fueling aircraft, defueling aircraft and repairing fuel stations.
V-5 Division - consisting of approximately 15 Sailors, handles primary flight control. This division works with the air boss and keeps track of all of the aircraft.
Five People control Operations on the Flight Deck:
Air Boss - directs all aspects of flight deck operations from Primary Flight Control, the carrier's control tower, including launching, recovery and shipboard handling of the aircraft.
Mini Boss - the Air Boss' assistant in directing operations on the flight deck.
The Handler - directs the handling of the aircraft on the flight deck and in the hangar bay.
Air Bos'n - supervises crash crews and fire parties in handling aircraft emergencies during flight and general Quarters.
LSO - Landing Signal Officer, monitors and directs the final approach and landing of every fixed wing aircraft.
The Aviation Boatswain's Mates Prayer
I am convinced, Our Father, that your fondest feelings are reserved
for the least pretentions and most genuine of us.
I am sure that Aviation Boatwain's Mates are some of your favorites.
Certainly Aviation Boatwain's Mates have yet to find the virtues of
humility, or soft-spokenness or gentleness...
They do lead with their jaws...
And they always seem to be more ready to fight than to switch.
They can be singled out by their red eyes,
and by a grubbiness, which is a mark of their trade.
But their wills match their strong backs...
And their love of each other is a wondrous thing to behold.
They are the salt of the deck...
And the saltiness is honest and open...
And they are uniquely Your sons. We are grateful for them...
As you love them specially, we mark them particularly tonight.
Bless them every one...
And forever keep them from harm and hurt...
In Christ's name, Amen.
-- R. W. Bedingfield, Chaplain (USN)
Discussion Forum
Where are your AB's?
Started by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary. Last reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary May 25, 2015. 20 Replies 0 Likes
My ABH is currently serving on the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) homeported in San Diego, CA. How about yours?Continue
From Blue to Yellow: Evolution of an Aviation Boatswain's Mate...
Started by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary Jun 17, 2013. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Story Number: NNS130604-10Release Date: 6/4/2013 12:30:00 PMBy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Vargas, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Public AffairsUSS KEARSARGE, At Sea (NNS) -- Imagine…Continue
Tags: LSE, Yellow Shirt, Blue Shirt, Aviation Boatswain's Mate, ABH
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Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on March 4, 2014 at 7:23pm
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Frank no worries we've all gone through this process and wore green as well heheh... First yes! bootcamp is technically 8 weeks but could be a few days over as it all depends on RTC to process Sailor Recruits and to fill up divisions, etc...
So your son is due to report to RTC on 5/20... Well with my personal experience my son landed/reported at RTC on 9/20 which was also a Tuesday and graduated/PIR'd on Friday 11/18. So in our case it was 8 weeks and 3 days.
You will get a Form Letter from your son at RTC. It may take several weeks until you receive this letter from the date of his arrival..
This Form Letter will give you his "EXACT" graduation date. Traditionally, graduation occurs every Friday of every week unless announced by RTC (posted on their website). This form letter will also have all of the other important stuff like his mailing address, Ship (barracks) and DIV (division), Parking Pass link and so forth...
Based on that graduation date when you have it, you can somewhat plan ahead for your graduation trip...
When my son graduated, we took him out to eat at a couple of places and we all just did some catching up in our hotel room. We had to take him back to RTC in a timely manner. Later that evening we met up with him at O'Hare (headed for ABH "A" School in Pensacola, FL) and had the chance to hangout with him there at the airport some more...
Your Son can give you all of the details when he gets his orders after graduation. He will have his exact schedule...
Below is the link for RTC Graduation Schedule. Look at the section under "DIVISIONS GRADUATING BY TRAINING GROUP" (this info will make more sense when you get the Form Letter as you will know what Division he is in):
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
Hope this helps..
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Comment by Frank Sayers on March 4, 2014 at 4:54pm
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I know I am as green as can be when it comes to all of this RTC and PIR. Question is this - If My son leaves for RTC on 5/20/14, which is a Tuesday, and the RTC is supposedly 8 weeks long then when should the family plan to go out to Great Lakes? Should we start booking the flight, lodging and rental car now or wait? Is there a more calendar-like viewing that we could see the actual RTC schedules in the next few sessions to gauge the actual time for us to go in the third week of July 2014? We would like to spend may be 5 days up there on Lake Michigan since the weather will be gorgeous there in July.
Thanks,
Frank
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