Constructionman Apprentice
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Fireman Apprentice
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Airman Apprentice
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Seaman Apprentice
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Collar
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Seaman apprentice is the second lowest
enlisted rate in the
U.S. Navy
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,
U.S. Coast Guard
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, and the
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps just above
seaman recruit
Seaman recruit (SR) is the lowest enlisted rate in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, and the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps just below seaman apprentice; this rank was formerly ...
and below
seaman
Seaman may refer to:
* Sailor, a member of a marine watercraft's crew
* Seaman (rank), a military rank in some navies
* Seaman (name) (including a list of people with the name)
* ''Seaman'' (video game), a 1999 simulation video game for the Seg ...
; this rank was formerly known as seaman second class.
The current rank of seaman apprentice should not be confused with the rank of apprentice seaman which was the lowest Navy rank from 1904 to 1948.
In the old system apprentice seaman was followed by seaman 2nd class and seaman 1st class. (The three tiered rank system for seamen dates from the 18th Century
Royal Navy
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when the ranks were called
landsman,
ordinary seaman and
able seaman
An able seaman (AB) is a seaman and member of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted with his duty". An AB may work as a watchstander, a day worker, or a combination o ...
.)
The actual title for an E-2 in the U.S. Navy varies based on the community to which the sailor belongs. Likewise, the color of their group rate marks also depends on their community.
* Those in the general deck and administrative community are seamen apprentice. They wear white stripes on navy blue uniforms, and navy blue (black) stripes on white uniforms.
*
Hospital corpsmen
A hospital corpsman (HM r corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit. The corresponding rating within the United States Coast Guard is health services technician (HS) ...
are hospitalmen apprentice. They are the only rate in this community. They wear white stripes on navy blue uniforms, and navy blue stripes on white uniforms.
* Those in the engineering and hull community are called firemen apprentice and wear red stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
* Those in the aviation community are called airmen apprentice and wear green stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
*
Seabee
United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon ...
s are called constructionmen apprentice and wear light blue stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
No stripes are worn on the working uniforms - coveralls or utilities.
In October 2005, the dental technician rating was merged with the hospital corpsman rating, eliminating the dentalman apprentice title. Those who once held the rank of dentalman apprentice have instead become hospitalman apprentices.
Sailors who have completed the requirements to be assigned a rating and have been accepted by the Bureau of Naval Personnel as holding that rating (a process called "striking") are called designated strikers, and are called by their full rate and rating in formal communications (i.e., "machinist's mate fireman apprentice", as opposed to simply "fireman apprentice"), though the rating is often left off in informal communication. Those who have not officially been assigned to a rating are officially referred to as "undesignated" or "non-rates."
See also
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U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia
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 ''ran ...
*
Comparative military ranks
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References
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Military ranks of the United States Navy
Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard
United States military enlisted ranks
Apprenticeship
Marine occupations