• Ordinary seaman is a military rank used in naval forces. In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century, the term ordinary seaman was used to refer...
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    Seaman is a military rank used in many navies around the world. It is considered a junior enlisted rank and, depending on the navy, it may be a single...
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  • Able seaman is a military rank used in some navies. In the Royal Australian Navy, able seaman (AB) is the second-lowest of the non-commissioned member...
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  • and seaman 1st class. (The three tiered rank system for seamen dates from the 18th Century Royal Navy when the ranks were called landsman, ordinary seaman...
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  • "equivalent rank and classifications" for the three services, as defined in the ADF Pay and Conditions Manual. "Equivalent rank" means the corresponding rank set...
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  • military rank given to naval recruits. In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century (c. 1757), the term "landsman" referred to a seaman with less...
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    the Military Forces. Commander RFMF – The Commander RFMF is of two-star rank. He is assisted by the Deputy Commander and the Chief of Staff, who are responsible...
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    standing from the ordinary sailors. Occasionally, a midshipman would be posted aboard a ship in a lower rating such as able seaman but would eat and sleep...
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  • corporal / master seaman Corporal / leading seaman Private (trained) / able seaman Private (basic) or private (recruit) / ordinary seaman Canada, Service...
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  • colony, Fiji shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. The rank insignia of commissioned officers. The rank insignia of non-commissioned...
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  • Master sailor (redirect from Master Seaman)
    Master sailor, formerly Master seaman, or matelot-chef (matc) in French, is a non-commissioned member rank of the Royal Canadian Navy, which is between...
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  • a tetrarchès or tetrarch. The rank and file of the military in most of the Greek city states was composed of ordinary citizens. Heavily armed foot soldiers...
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  • seaman also stands a navigational watch, generally as a lookout or helmsman. The lowest ranking personnel in the deck department. An ordinary seaman (OS)...
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  • volunteer, officer's servant or able seaman, and was roughly equivalent to a present-day petty officer in rank and responsibilities. After serving at...
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    refers to an officer who cannot find a ship's billet and signs on as an ordinary seaman or wiper. Several merchant seamen's unions offer their members the...
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  • navy from 1900 to 1910, and later obtained the rank of seaman. Rank and Organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: May 24, 1886, Austria. Accredited...
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  • Rank insignia in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland's Defence...
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  • on November 18, 1930. Seaman Catherwood is buried in the Camp Butler National Cemetery. Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: August...
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  • Forces. Nigeria shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. The rank insignia of commissioned officers. The rank insignia of non-commissioned...
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  • ordinary seaman when, on April 12, 1872, several members of the crew were drowning. For his actions received the Medal of Honor March 20, 1905. Rank and...
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  • ratings were that of ordinary seaman, able seaman, leading seaman, petty officer and chief petty officer. Rank-wise, an able seaman would be the rough equivalent...
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    Navy evolved through the recognition of competence: landsman, ordinary seaman, able seaman, through to the appointment of authority as a petty officer....
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  • awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions. BAZAAR, PHILIP Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy Accredited to: Massachusetts Born: Chile, South...
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  • would serve as a servant for one of the officers, as a volunteer, or as a seaman. After about three years, they would be promoted to midshipman. 'Young gentlemen'...
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    This is a list of Royal Navy ratings rank insignia. Ratings in the Royal Navy include trade badges on the right sleeve to indicate a specific job. The...
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    includes warrant officers, non-commissioned officers ("NCOs") and ordinary soldiers with the rank of private or regimental equivalent. Officers may, in speaking...
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    buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Millis, Massachusetts. Rank and Organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1841, Medway, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts...
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    59 (June 22, 1865) Action Date: January 15, 1865 Service: Navy Rank: Ordinary Seaman Division: U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba Biography portal American Civil...
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  • non-commissioned officer in many navies. Often they may be superior to a seaman, and subordinate to more senior non-commissioned officers, such as chief...
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    4, 1948, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 12 May 1870, Sweden. Accredited to: New...
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