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    The United States Navy occupational rating of boatswain's mate (abbreviated as BM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to...
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    Royal Navy's last official boatswain, Commander E.W. Andrew OBE, retired in 1990. However, most RN vessels still have a Chief Boatswain's Mate (or "Buffer")...
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    The boatswain's mate is a position in the United States Coast Guard. A boatswain's mate is a versatile role, with those holding the role expected to be...
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  • boatswain's mate is a petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship. Specifically, boatswain's mate may refer to: Boatswain's mate (United States...
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    Aviation boatswain's mate (abbreviated as AB) is a United States Navy occupational rating. Aviation boatswain's mates operate, maintain, and perform organizational...
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    petty officer second class) and the rating of boatswain's mate, then combining the two—boatswain's mate second class (BM2)—defines both rank and rating...
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  • rate is Petty Officer 2nd Class and his rating is Boatswain's Mate; when combined, Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) defines both. Although rates E-7 above...
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    The United States Navy and United States Coast Guard occupational rating of gunner's mate (GM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel...
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  • AB – Aviation Boatswain's Mate ABE – Aviation Boatswain's Mate – Equipment (Launch and Recovery Systems) ABF – Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) ABFD –...
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  • Bandmaster in the British Army and Royal Marines Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard) Bravery Medal (Australia) Brigade...
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    yeoman and gunner's yeoman followed in 1798, then boatswain's yeoman in 1799. In the early U.S. Navy, the petty officers, who were appointed by the ship's...
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    is a Petty Officer Third Class rated as a Boatswain's Mate; BMSN is a Seaman designated as a Boatswain's Mate striker), but the striker is doing on the...
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    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...
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  • sub-lieutenant instead. Boatswain ("Boatswain's mate") Gunner's mate Shipmate Eifler, Edgar G. (1960). The Sails and Sails - motor Navy (Naval Architecture...
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  • mate would be referred to as a chief gunner's mate (GMC). Each rating has an official abbreviation, such as QM for quartermaster, BM for boatswain's mate...
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    James E. Williams (category United States Navy non-commissioned officers)
    officer and honorary United States Navy chief boatswain's mate who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. Boatswain's Mate First Class Williams...
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  • also refer to: Boatswain's mate (United States Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard), a...
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    serving in the Navy Armed Guard on 6,200 ships. The United States Navy Armed Guard (USNAG) were U.S. Navy gun crews consisting of Gunner's Mates, Coxswains...
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    The United States Navy built permanent and temporary submarine bases around the world to maintain its fleet of submarines and serve the needs of the crews...
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    " The navy of the united colonies of the 1775 era offered only a few different jobs above the able seaman level. These included boatswain's mate, quartermaster...
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  • senior seaman sailor in a Commonwealth of Nations navy ship. The formal title is chief boatswain's mate. This person is typically a chief petty officer...
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    swimmer is whatever they enlisted as. For example, a BM (Boatswain's mate (United States Navy)) can apply to attend Surface Rescue Swimmer School. If they...
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    A United States Navy diver may be a restricted fleet line (Engineering Duty) officer, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officer, Medical Corps officer, an Unrestricted...
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    In times of war, the Merchant Marine can be an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel...
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    the rating was merged into the boatswain's mate rating. The Coast Guard's quartermasters had the same duties as the Navy's, with the exception that—at some...
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    1st Class' (pay grade E-6) and whose rating is 'boatswain's mate' would be addressed as 'Boatswain's Mate 1st Class' (abbreviated BM1). However, it is also...
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  • engineering and hull. Their rating system is very similar to the US Navy (e.g., BM, boatswain's mate). The Coast Guard indicates its "ratings" by a two or three...
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  • Master's mate is an obsolete rating which was used by the Royal Navy, United States Navy and merchant services in both countries for a senior petty officer...
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    pharmacist's mate (PhM), following the pattern of some of the Navy's other ratings (boatswain's mate, gunner's mate, etc.). Pharmacist's mate third class...
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    Carl Brashear (category United States Navy sailors)
    the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear, United States Navy...
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