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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Australian Defence Force ranks (redirect from Australian Defence Force rank insignia)
"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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