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PR Parachute Rigger

Renamed to PR, effective December 1, 1965.

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Aircrew Survival Equipmentman

Documented history

Parachute Rigger · Renamed to PR, effective December 1, 1965

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Title changed from Parachute Rigger 1965. | Title changed from Parachute Rigger December 1965. | title changed to Aircrew Survival Equipmentman December 1965. Normalized as renamed/changed. Reconciles 3 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) (#anchora, Aircrew Survival Equipmentman entry; #anchora, Aviation Survival Equipmentman entry; #anchorp, Parachute Rigger entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 1, 3, 12)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PR entry)

Parachute Rigger · Merged into AFCM, effective 1964

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1964; combination of AD, AM, PR, and AZ ratings at pay grade E-9. Normalized as merged/included. The source explicitly limits this combination to pay grade E-9; it does not assert that lower-pay-grade use of the predecessor rating ended.

Sources

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969) (#anchorm, Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 10)
Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, PR, AFCM entries)

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