Coxswain
The history dates the change to 1948 but gives no month or day.
Source extraction notes
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.
Source documents (2)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 3.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchorb, Boatswain's Mate entry; #anchorc, Coxswain entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 4, 6 · 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:33; #anchorb, Boatswain's Mate entry; #anchorc, Coxswain entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 4, 6 · cited by the explanation
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, COX, BM entries · source dated 1970
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