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Low-ranking person in some navies and coast guards
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Seaman recruit is usually the lowest rank used in navies around the world.

United States

Seaman recruit
U.S. Coast Guard insignia
Country United States
Service branch
AbbreviationSR
Rank groupEnlisted rate
NATO rank codeOR-1
Pay gradeE-1

Seaman recruit (SR) is the lowest enlisted rate in the United States Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps just below seaman apprentice; this rank was formerly known as seaman third class. Two separate pay grades exist within this rank (and the corresponding ranks in the other branches of the United States military structure) — one for those with service of less than four months, with a higher pay scale for those in service for more than four months, even if they have not yet advanced to seaman apprentice.

History

Navy seaman recruits do not bear any uniform rank insignia currently. Prior to 1996, a diagonal stripe—the same as the U.S. Coast Guard—was used.

While all E-1s in the Coast Guard are called seaman recruits regardless of their assignment, the actual title for an E-1 in the U.S. Navy varies based on the community to which the sailor belongs:

  • Navy E-1s in the general deck and administrative community are seaman recruits.
  • Navy E-1 hospital corpsmen are hospitalman recruits. This is the only rating in this community.
  • Fireman recruits are Navy E-1s in the engineering and hull community.
  • Navy E-1s in the aviation community are called airman recruits.
  • Navy Seabees are called constructionman recruits.

In October 2005, the dental technician rating was merged with the hospital corpsman rating, eliminating the dentalman recruit title. E-1s who held the rank of dentalman recruit at the transition became hospitalman recruits.

Sailors who have completed the requirements to be assigned a rating and have been accepted by the Bureau of Naval Personnel as holding that rating (a process called "striking") are called designated strikers and are called by their full rate and rating in formal communications (e.g., "machinist's mate fireman recruit", as opposed to simply "fireman recruit"), though the rating is often left off in informal communication. Those who have not officially been assigned to a rating are officially referred to as "undesignated" or "non-rates".

See also

References

  1. "Navy Seaman Recruit". Military-Ranks.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
United States enlisted ranks
Pay gradeBranch of service E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 Special
Army
 Private
PVT 		Private 2
PV2 		Private first class
PFC 		Specialist Corporal
SPC – CPL 		Sergeant
SGT 		Staff Sergeant
SSG 		Sergeant first class
SFC 		Master Sergeant First Sergeant
MSG – 1SG¹ 		Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major
SGM – CSM 		Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau Sergeant Major of the Army Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SEANGB – SMA – SEAC
Marine Corps
 Private
Pvt 		Private first class
PFC 		Lance Corporal
LCpl 		Corporal
Cpl 		Sergeant
Sgt 		Staff Sergeant
SSgt 		Gunnery Sergeant
GySgt 		Master Sergeant First sergeant
MSgt – 1stSgt¹ 		Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major
MGySgt – SgtMaj 		 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SMMC – SEAC
Navy
 Seaman recruit
SR 		Seaman apprentice
SA 		Seaman
SN 		Petty Officer Third Class
PO3 		Petty Officer Second Class
PO2 		Petty Officer first class
PO1
CPO 		Senior Chief Petty Officer Command Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPO – CMDCS 		Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer / Force Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPO – CMDCM – FORCM, FLTCM 		Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
MCPON – SEAC
Air Force
 Airman basic
AB 		Airman
Amn 		Airman first class
A1C 		Senior Airman
SrA 		Staff Sergeant
SSgt 		Technical sergeant
TSgt 		Master Sergeant Master Sergeant
MSgt – 1st Sgt¹ 		Senior Master Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant
SMSgt – 1st Sgt¹ 		Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant Command Chief Master Sergeant
CMSgt – 1st Sgt¹ – CCM 		Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SEANGB – CMSAF – SEAC
Space Force
 Specialist 1
Spc1 		Specialist 2
Spc2 		Specialist 3
Spc3 		Specialist 4
Spc4 		Sergeant
Sgt 		Technical sergeant
TSgt 		Master sergeant
MSgt 		Senior master sergeant
SMSgt 		Chief master sergeant
CMSgt 		Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
CMSSF – SEAC
Coast Guard
 Seaman Recruit
SR 		border
SA 		border
SN 		Petty Officer Third Class
PO3 		Petty Officer Second Class
PO2 		Petty Officer first class
PO1 		Chief Petty Officer
CPO 		Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPO 		Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Area Command Master Chief Petty Officer, CMC Reserve
MCPO – CMC – DMCPOCG 		Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
MCPOCG
  1. For the Army and Air Force, first sergeants are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while Marine Corps first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.
  2. The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.
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