Pharmacist's Mate
The change is dated to 1948; no month or day is given.
- The record does not specify the conditions determining which successor rating an individual received.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Changed from Pharmacist's Mate 1948. | changed to Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technician 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination. Reconciles 3 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. #anchord, Dental Technician entry; #anchorh, Hospital Corpsman entry; #anchorp, Pharmacist's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 7, 8, 12 · 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:52; #anchord, Dental Technician entry; #anchorh, Hospital Corpsman entry; #anchorp, Pharmacist's Mate entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 7, 8, 12 · 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, PhM, DT, HM entries · source dated 1970
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