Enlisted Ratings

ENLISTED RATINGS———————————————————————

Avionics Electrical Technician (AET)

Aerographer’s Mate (AG)
(Obsolete Rating used from 1949 - 1975)

Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)

Aviation Survival Technician (AST)

Avionics Technician (AVT)
(In 2004 renamed Avionics Electrical Technician (AET))

Boatsmain’s Mate (BM)

Cyber Mission Specialist (CMS)

Culinary Specialist (CS)
(formerly Food Service Specialist)

Damage Controlman (DC)

Diver (DV)
(3” W x 2-3/4” H)

Electrician’s Mate (EM)

Electronics Technician (ET)

Food Service Specialist (FS)
(now Culinary Specialist (CS)

Gunner’s Mate (GM)

Health Services Technician (HS)

Intelligence Specialist (IS)

Information Systems Technician (IT)
(Present rating device design)

Information Systems Technician (IT)
(Previous rating device design)

Information Specialist (IT)
(The rating name “Information Specialist” was never used.
The Radioman (RM) rating was renamed to Telecommunications Specialists (TC) in 1995.
In 2003, the TC rating was split into two separate ratings to form the
Information Systems Technician (IT) and Operations Specialist (OS) ratings)

Investigator (IV)
(Coast Guard Reserve personnel ONLY)

Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist (ME)

Machinery Technician (MK)

Marine Science Technician (MST)

Marine Sciences Technician (MST)
(ERROR: Should be Marine Science Technician)

Musician (MU)

Operations Specialist (OS)

Public Affairs Specialist (PA)

Port Security (PS)
(Disestablished in 2010 and merged into the
Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist (ME) rating)

Radioman (RM)
(Renamed Telecommunications Specialist (TC) in 1995; which then split in July 2003
to form the Information Systems Technician (IT) and Operations Specialist (OS) ratings)