Navy History & Heritage
U.S. Navy officially established?
1775
Which rate manages personnel and correspondence?
What is a Yeoman (YN)?
What do EMs use to test electrical continuity?
What is a Multimeter
Who was the first female LCDR in the Naval Reserve?
LCDR Mildred McAfee
Who manages supply inventory and mail?
Logistics Specialist (LS)
What is the Navy’s oldest enlisted rate?
What is a Boatswain’s Mate (BM)
Which rate powers ship lighting and electrical systems?
What is a Electrician’s Mate (EM)
What’s the primary tool DCs use to fight shipboard fires?
What is a fire hose?
What year did women first enlist as Yeomen (F)?
what is 1917
What’s the motto DCs live by?
“Don’t Give Up the Ship.”
Which rating merged Storekeeper and Postal Clerk in 2009?
What is a Logistics Specialist (LS)
Who maintains diesel engines and auxiliaries?
what is an Engineman (EN)
Which form documents Navy administrative actions and counseling?
What is the NAVPERS 1070/613
Which rate is the most decorated in Navy history?
What is the Hospital Corpsman (HM)
Which rate often serves alongside Marines?
Hospital Corpsman (HM)
What rating was first to allow women in WWI?
What is a Yeoman (F)
Who operates deck equipment and handles small-boat ops?
What is a Boatswain’s Mate (BM)
Tool helps BMs tighten or secure mooring lines
What is a Marlinspike
What year was the Hospital Corps established?
What is 1898
Who ensures ships are battle-ready through communication systems?
Interior Communications Electrician (IC)
Name the program that brought women into the Navy during WWII.
What is WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)
Who maintains interior alarms, comms, and CCTV?
What is a Interior Communications Electrician (IC)
What system is used to schedule preventive maintenance for Navy equipment?
What is sked
Which rating was re-established in 1987 after a 15-year break?
What is a Damage Controlman (DC)
Who ensures the ship moves—literally?
Enginemen (EN)