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AM Aviation Structural Mechanic

Merged into AFCM, effective 1964.

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Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman

Documented history

Aviation Structural Mechanic · Merged into AFCM, effective 1964

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1964; combination of AD, AM, PR, and AZ ratings at pay grade E-9. Normalized as merged/included. The source explicitly limits this combination to pay grade E-9; it does not assert that lower-pay-grade use of the predecessor rating ended.

Sources

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchorm, Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 10)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, AM, AFCM entries)

Aviation Metalsmith · Renamed to AM, effective 1948

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: changed to Aviation Structural Mechanic 1948. | Changed from Aviation Metalsmith 1948. Normalized as renamed/changed. Reconciles 2 reciprocal, grade-specific, or repeated source assertions for the same predecessor/date.

Sources

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchora, Aviation Metalsmith entry; #anchora, Aviation Structural Mechanic entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 3)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, AM entry)

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