Machine Accountant
February 1967 is the stated month of the change; no specific day is given. December 1969 is the compilation's revision date, not the date of the change.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Title changed from Machine Accountant, February 1967. | Title and rating abbreviation changed to Data Processing Technician (DP), February 1967. 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 reference 1.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchord, Data Processing Technician entry; #anchorm, Machine Accountant entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 6, 9 · 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:180; #anchord, Data Processing Technician entry; #anchorm, Machine Accountant entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 6, 9
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, MA, DP entries · source dated 1970
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