Navy History & Heritage
The year the U.S. Navy was officially established
1775
Rate that manages personnel and correspondence
Yeoman
EMs use this tool to test electrical continuity
Multimeter
The first female LCDR in the Naval Reserve
LCDR Mildred McAfee Horton
Type of event might Sailors enjoy a “Steak and Lobster” dinner at sea
Deployment extension
The Navy’s oldest enlisted rate
Boatswain’s Mate
Rate powers ship lighting and electrical systems
Electrician’s Mate
Primary tool DCs use to fight shipboard fires
Fire hose / Nozzle
Year women first enlisted as Yeomen
1917
It looks like eggs, smells like eggs, but somehow tastes like regret.
Midrats scrambled eggs
Rating merged Storekeeper and Postal Clerk in 2009
Logistics Specialist
Maintains diesel engines and auxiliaries
Engineman
Form documents Navy administrative actions and counseling
NAVPERS 1070/613
Rate that serves as the most decorated in Navy history
Hospital Corpsman
You know chow’s bad when even this fearless group refuses to eat it.
Chiefs
Rating first to allow women in WWI
Yeoman
Operates deck equipment and handles small-boat ops
Boatswain’s Mate
Tool helps BMs tighten or secure mooring lines
Marlinspike
Year the Hospital Corps was established
1898
This is the one place on the ship where your dreams go to die—along with your fingerprints.
The Scullery
Program that brought women into the Navy during WWII.
WAVES
Maintains interior alarms, comms, and CCTV
Interior Communications Electrician (IC)
CPOs were officially authorized to wear this as a part of their uniform as of 2010. May only be worn as a ceremonial article.
Cutlass
This rating was re-established in 1987 after a 15-year break
Damage Controlman
You’re not officially a Sailor until you’ve spent at least three months doing this “temporary” assignment.
Cranking