Coxswain · Renamed to BM, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: pay grade 3c changed from Coxswain 1948. | changed to Boatswain's Mate 3c 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) (#anchorb, Boatswain's Mate entry; #anchorc, Coxswain entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 4, 6)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, COX, BM entries)