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610ET

Posted 2017-11-08 7:27 AM (#86569)

Old Salt

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Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Subject: Rate vs Rating

It has always been my understanding that enlisted sailors don’t have “rank”.

Their somewhat equivalent is rating (occupation) and rate which is an indicator of pay grade.

However, the terms are often used interchangeably such as in“Choose your rate, choose your fate”.

On another website a retired USN O-5 is claiming that rate is merely shorthand for rating.

Have things changed?

Edited by 610ET 2017-11-08 2:43 PM

Ric

Posted 2017-11-08 8:32 AM (#86570 - in reply to #86569)

Plankowner

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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: Rate vs Rating

Not to my knowledge.

mike652

Posted 2017-11-08 9:04 AM (#86572 - in reply to #86569)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 715

Location: Conway, NH

Subject: RE: Rate vs Rating

The use of the word "rank" for Navy enlisted personnel is incorrect. The term is "rate." The rating badge is a combination of rate (pay grade, as indicated by the chevrons) and rating (occupational specialty, as indicated by the symbol just above the chevrons).

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ranks/rankrate.html

610ET

Posted 2017-11-08 2:44 PM (#86575 - in reply to #86572)

Old Salt

Posts: 438

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Subject: RE: Rate vs Rating

mike652 - 2017-11-08 12:04 PM

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ranks/rankrate.html

He was sent that link but later deleted it.

Oh well.

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