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AW Aviation Warfare Systems Operator

Renamed to AW, effective October 1, 2008.

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Aviation Warfare Systems Operator · Renamed to AW, effective October 1, 2008

NAVADMIN 153/08 changes the AW general-rating name to Naval Aircrewman. Official conversion was 1 Oct 2008 for Active Component, FTS, and SELRES/IRR E6-E9; SELRES/IRR E1-E5 followed on 1 Apr 2009.

Sources

CNO NAVADMIN 153/08, Enlisted Naval Aircrew (NAC) Rating Consolidation (NAVADMIN 153/08, paras. 1 and 3)

Aviation Warfare Systems Operator · Split into AWR, AWS, AWO, AWF, AWV, effective October 1, 2008

NAVADMIN 153/08 establishes five AW service-rating branches for advancement. It does not enumerate the pre-consolidation source-rating abbreviations, so this row records the AW general-rating structure and does not invent predecessor pairs. SELRES/IRR E1-E5 converted on 1 Apr 2009.

Sources

CNO NAVADMIN 153/08, Enlisted Naval Aircrew (NAC) Rating Consolidation (NAVADMIN 153/08, paras. 1, 3, and 10)

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