Bandmaster · Merged into Mus, effective 1943
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: changed to Musician, Chief 1943. | Pay grade C re-established from Bandmaster 1943. Normalized as merged/included. 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) (#anchorb, Bandmaster entry; #anchorm, Musician entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 3, 11)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, BMSTR, Mus entries)