IDENTIFICATION Flashcards
Aviation Boatwain’s Mate (AB). Crossed winged anchors, crowns down
Air Traffic Controller (AC). A winged microphone.
Aviation Machinist’s Mate (AD).
A winged two-bladed propeller.
Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AE). A winged globe, with five embroidered latitudinal lines and five embroidered longitudinal lines.
Aerographer’s Mate (AG). A winged circle with vertical, feathered arrow through it. One-half of the circle is filled in and to the front.
Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM). Winged crossed mauls; heads of mauls up.
Aviation Ordnanceman (AO). A winged flaming spherical shell.
Aviation Support Equipment Technician (AS). A winged maul and spark, head of maul up; spark points down and to the front.
Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). Winged helium atom, surrounded by the revolving electrons, one horizontal and one vertical.
Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AW). Winged crossed electron orbits, canted with a lightning bolt passing through toward waves.
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AZ).
A winged two-bladed propeller centered on an open book.
Boatswain’s Mate (BM).
Crossed anchors; crowns down.
Builder (BU).
Carpenter’s square, points up, superimposed on plumb bob.
Construction Electrician (CE).
A spark superimposed, at an angle, on a telephone pole; lower end of spark to the front.
Command Master Chief.
One inch silver star; one ray down.
Construction Mechanic (CM).
Double-headed wrench superimposed on a nut.
Culinary Specialist (CS).
Crossed keys and quill superimposed upon an open ledger.
Damage Controlman (DC)
A crossed ax and maul
Disbursing Clerk (DK).
A check with a key in it at an angle; web and pin of key down and to the front. (Disestablished and converted to PS, 1 Oct 05.)
Illustrator Draftsman (DM).
A triangle with draftsman’s compass on it; the right angle of triangle points down. (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)
Dental Technician (DT).
A caduceus, with a block letter “D” midway on the staff. (Disestablished and converted to HM, 1 Oct 05.)
Engineering Aid (EA).
A leveling rod with the measuring scale to the front.
Electrician’s Mate (EM).
A globe, with five latitudinal and five longitudinal lines.
Engineman (EN). A gear.
Equipment Operator (EO).
A bulldozer, blade to the front
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).
Contact mine superimposed on a crossed torpedo and aircraft bomb
Electronics Technician (ET). A helium atom
Fire Controlman (FC).
A range finder with spark on each side that faces inward
Fire Control Technician (FT).
A range finder
Gunner’s Mate (GM).
Crossed gun barrels; muzzles up
Gas Turbine System Technician (GS).
A turbine with an impeller
Hospital Corpsman (HM).
A caduceus.
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT).
Crossed fire axe and maul, handles down; fire axe blade to front, on a carpenter’s square that points down
Interior Communications Electrician (IC).
Electrician Mate’s device with a French-style telephone above it.
Intelligence Specialist (IS).
Magnifying glass and quill.
Information Systems Technician (IT).
Four sparks; points to the front.
Journalist (JO). Scroll and quill; pen uppermost, nib of pen down and to the front. (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)
Lithographer (LI).
Crossed litho crayon holder and scraper uppermost, blade to the front. (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)
Legalman (LN).
A vertical mill rinde over a quill; nib of pen down and to the left.
Logistics Specialist (LS).
Crossed keys, stems down, webs outward.
Master-at-Arms (MA).
A star pointing up in a circle, within a shield.
Mass Communications Specialist (MC).
Globe with a satellite in orbit and four superimposed lightning bolts.
MCPON, Fleet Force Master Chief.
One inch gold star; one ray down.
Machinist’s Mate (MM).
Three-bladed propeller; one blade pointing down.
Mineman (MN).
A floating mine
Machinery Repairman (MR).
Micrometer and gear; handle of micrometer to the rear, open parts of jaws holding gear. The device is worn with the handle parallel to the upper edge of the left arm of the chevron.
Missile Technician (MT).
A guided missile surrounded by an electronic wave.
Musician (MU).
A lyre
Navy Counselor (NC).
An anchor crossed with a quill.
Navy Diver (ND).
A U.S. Navy Mark-V diving helmet and breastplate.
Operations Specialist (OS).
An A-cope on an arrow; arrow pointing diagonally upward and to the front
Postal Clerk (PC).
A postal cancellation mark. (Disestablished and converted to LS, 1 Oct 09.)
Photographer’s Mate (PH).
Winged graphic solution of photographic problem. (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (PR).
A winged parachute.
Personnel Specialist (PS).
Crossed manual and quill; manual upper most; pen nib down and to the front. (The Personnelman (PN) rate has been disestablished and converted to PS 1 Oct 05)
Quartermaster (QM).
A ship’s helm
Religious/Program Specialist (RP).
A rose compass, a globe, and an anchor.
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB).
Crossed cutlass and cocked flintlock pistol superimposed onto an anchor.
Ship’s Serviceman (SH).
Crossed key and quill; stem of key and pen nib down; pen to be uppermost; web and pin of key to the front.
Special Warfare Operator (SO).
Flintlock pistol superimposed onto an anchor and trident
Sonar Technician (ST).
Earphones with arrow in horizontal position, point to the front.
Steelworker (SW).
An I-beam suspended from a hook; open side of hook to the front.
Torpedoman’s Mate (TM).
A torpedo, head to the front. (Disestablished and converted to GM, 1 Oct 07.)
Utilities Man (UT).
A valve with flange to the front.
Yeoman (YN).
Crossed quills, nibs down
Damage Controlman (DC).
A crossed ax and maul.
