Specialist (ESX)
The disestablishment is dated only to 1961; no month or day is stated.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: disestablished 1961. Normalized as disestablished/canceled. Reconciles 16 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. #anchors, Specialists (X) (AC) Archivists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (AR) Artists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (BI.) Ballistics entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (CG) Crystal Grinders entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (FP) Fingerprint Experts entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (GU) Gage Specialists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (ID) Intelligence Duties entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (IR) Interpreters entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (OP) Special Projects entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (PI) Pigeon Trainers entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (PL) Plastics Experts entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (RL) Research Laboratory entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (RS) Armed Forces Radio Service and Special Navy Radio Units entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (SB) Telephone Switchboard Operators and Supervisors entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (ST) Strategic Services entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (VA) Visual Training Aids entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16, 17, 18 · 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:151; #anchors, Specialists (X) (AC) Archivists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (AR) Artists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (BI.) Ballistics entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (CG) Crystal Grinders entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (FP) Fingerprint Experts entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (GU) Gage Specialists entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (ID) Intelligence Duties entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (IR) Interpreters entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (OP) Special Projects entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (PI) Pigeon Trainers entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (PL) Plastics Experts entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (RL) Research Laboratory entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (RS) Armed Forces Radio Service and Special Navy Radio Units entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (SB) Telephone Switchboard Operators and Supervisors entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (ST) Strategic Services entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (VA) Visual Training Aids entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16, 17, 18 · 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, ESX entry · source dated 1970
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