Aviation Fire Controlman
The history gives only 1954 for this change, with no month or day. December 1969 is the compilation's revision date, not the date of the change.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: included in Aviation Fire Control Technician 1954. Normalized as merged/included.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchora, Aviation Fire Controlman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 2 · source dated December 1969 · cited by the explanation
Open source document (opens in a new tab)3.Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/navy-rating-history.jsonl:134; #anchora, Aviation Fire Controlman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 2
Open source document (opens in a new tab) - Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970)
2. alphabetic abbreviation list, AFC, AQ entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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