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1 BOATSWAIN MATE Navy Rank AbbreviationsAbbreviationRank Description1 BOYBOY ONE1ST C OF MTFIRST CAPTAIN OF THE MAINTOP1ST C OF TFIRST CAPTAIN OF TOPS1ST MUSMUSICIAN FIRST (WRITING MUSICIAN)2ND C OF MTSECOND CAPTAIN OF THE MAINTOP2ND C OF TSECOND CAPTAIN OF TOPSAAAIRMAN APPRENTICEAB1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE PETTY OFFFICER 1ST CLASSAB2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAB3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABA1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (AIRSHIP RIGGER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABA2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (AIRSHIP RIGGER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABA3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (AIRSHIP RIGGER) PETTY OFFICE 3RD CLASSABAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRMAN APPRECNTICEABACAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (AIRSHIP RIGGER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRMANABARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRMAN RECRUITABCAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABCMAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABCSAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABE1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABE2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABE3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) PETTY OFFICER 3RD AVIATIONS(LAUNCHING & RECOVERY)PETTYOFFICER3 RDCLASSABEAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) AIRMAN APPRENTICEABEANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) AIRMANABEARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY) AIRMAN RECRUITABECAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (LAUNCHING & RECOVERY)

2 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABF1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE(FUEL HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASSABF2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABF3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABFAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) AIRMAN APPRENTICEABFANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) AIRMANABFARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) AIRMAN RECRUITABFCAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (FUEL HANDLER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABG1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABG2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABG3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABGAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) AIRMAN APPRENTICEABGANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) AIRMANABGARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER ) AIRMAN RECRUITABGCAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE HANDLER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABH1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABH2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABH3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABHAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) AIRMAN APPRENTICEABHANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) AIRMANABHARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) AIRMAN RECRUITABHCAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE AIRCRAFT HANDLER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERABM1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABM2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATEABM3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATEABMAG1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (ARRESTING GEAR)

3 PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABMAG2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (ARRESTING GEAR) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABMAG3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (ARRESTING GEAR) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABMCP1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (CATAPULT) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABMCP2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (CATAPULT) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABMCP3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (CATAPULT) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABMGA1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE SYSTEMS) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABMGA2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE SYSTEMS) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABMGA3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE SYSTEMS) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABMPH1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (PLANE HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSABMPH2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (PLANE HANDLER) PETTY OFFCER 2ND CLASSABMPH3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (PLANE HANDLER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABU1 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS()ABU2 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSABU3 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSABUAAAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) AIRMAN APPRENTICEABUANAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) AIRMANABUARAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY) AIRMAN RECRUITABUCAVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE (UTILITY)

4 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAC1 AIR CONTROLMAN PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAC1 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAC2 AIR CONTROLMAN PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAC2 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAC3 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSAC3 AIR CONTROLMAN PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSACAAAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AIRMAN APPRENTICEACAAAIR CONTRONMAN AIRMAN APPRENTICEACADAVIATION CADETACANAIR CONTROL MAN AIRMANACANAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AIRMANACARAIR CONTROL MAN AIRMAN RECRUITACARAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AIRMAN RECRUITACBMAVIATION CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATEACBMAGAVIATION CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE (ARRESTING GEAR)ACBMCPAVIATION CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE (CATAPULT)ACBMGAAVIATION CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE (GASOLINE SYSTEMS)ACBMPHAVIATION CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE (PLANE HANDLER)ACCAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACCAIR CONTROLMAN CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACCMAIR CONTROLMAN MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACCMAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACCMAVIATION CHIEF CARPENTER'S MATEACCSAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACCSAIR CONTROLMAN SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACEMAVIATION CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (CHIEF PETTY OFFICER - WWII)ACETMAVIATION CHIEF ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATEACFCAVIATION CHIEF FIRE CONTROLMANACMAVIATION CHIEF METALSMITHACM1 AVIATION CARPENTER'S MATE 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICERACM2 AVIATION CARPENTER'S MATE 2ND CLASS PETTY OFFICERACM3 AVIATION CARPENTER'S MATE 3RD CLASS PETTY OFFICERACMMAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATEACMMACAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (COMBAT AIRCREWMAN)ACMMCAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC)

5 ACMMFAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER)ACMMHAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (HYDRAULIC MECHANIC)ACMMIAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE(INSTRUMENT MECHANIC)ACMMPAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC)ACMMTAVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE (TURBINE MECHANIC)ACOMAVIATION CHIEF ORDNANCEMANACOMTAVIATION CHIEF ORDNANCEMAN (TURRET MECHANIC)ACRAVIATION CHIEF RIGGERACR1 AIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSACR2 AIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSACR3 AIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS()ACRAAAIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) AIRMAN APPRENTICEACRANAIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) AIRMANACRARAIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) AIRMAN RECRUITACRCAIR CONTROLMAN (RADAR) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACRMAVIATION CHIEF RADIOMANACRTAVIATION CHIEF RADIO TECHNICIANACT 2 ASST ENGRACTING SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEERACT COXACTING COXSWAINACT ENSACTING ENSIGNACT MAST MATEACTING MASTER'S MATEACT1 AIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSACT2 AIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSACT3 AIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSACTAAAIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) AIRMAN APPRENTICEACTANAIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) AIRMANACTARAIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) AIRMAN RECRUITACTCAIR CONTROLMAN (TOWER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERACW1 AIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSACW2 AIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSACW3 AIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSACWAAAIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS) AIRMAN APPRENTICEACWANAIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS) AIRMANACWARAIR CONTROLMAN (AIRBORNE CIC OPS)

6 AIRMAN RECRUITACWCAIR CONTROLMAN (OPERATOR) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAD1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAD2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAD3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE AIRMAN APPRENTICEADANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE AIRMANADARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE AIRMAN RECRUITADCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADCSAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADE1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASSADE2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADE3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADEAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMAN APPRENTICEADEANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMANADEARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMAN RECRUITADECAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (ENGINE MECHANIC) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADF1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSADF2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADF3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADFAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) AIRMAN APPRENTICEADFANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) AIRMANADFARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) AIRMAN RECRUITADFCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADG1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSADG2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADG3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADGAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC)

7 AIRMAN APPRENTICEADGANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) AIRMANADGARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) AIRMAN RECRUITADGCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (CARBURETOR MECHANIC) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADJ1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSADJ2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADJ3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADJAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMAN APPRENTICEADJANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMANADJARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) AIRMAN RECRUITADJCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (JET ENGINE MECHANIC) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADMADMIRALADP1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSADP2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADP3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADPAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) AIRMAN APPRENTICEADPANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) AIRMANADPARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) AIRMAN RECRUITADPCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (PROPELLER MECHANIC) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERADR1 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSADR2 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSADR3 AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSADRAAAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) AIRMAN APPRENTICEADRANAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) AIRMANADRARAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH)

8 AIRMAN RECRUITADRCAVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (RECIPROCATING ENG MECH) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAE1 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAE2 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAE3 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSAEAAAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AIRMAN APPRENTICEAEANAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AIRMANAEARAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AIRMAN RECRUITAECAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAECMAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAECSAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAEI1 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAEI2 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAEI3 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS()AEIAAAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMAN APPRENTICEAEIANAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMANAEIARAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMAN RECRUITAEICAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAEM1 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAEM2 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAEM3 AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSAEMAAAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMAN APPRENTICEAEMANAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMANAEMARAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR) AIRMAN RECRUITAEMCAVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (INSTRUMENT REPAIR)

9 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERAERM1 AEROGRAPHER'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAERM2 AEROGRAPHER'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAERM3 AEROGRAPHER'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSAEROAEROGRAPHERAETM1 AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASSAETM2 AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASSAETM3 AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATE PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASSAF1 AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICERAF2 AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE 2ND CLASS PETTY OFFICERAF3 AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER'S MATE 3