Registered Publications Clerk)
The change is dated only to 1948; no month or day is given. December 1969 is the historical compilation's revision date, not the date of the change.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: included in Teleman 1948. | Established 1948 from the ratings of Radioman, Telegrapher, Specialist (Q) (Registered Publication Clerks), Mailman, and Yeoman. Normalized as merged/included. 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. #anchors, Specialists (Q) (RP) Registered Publication Clerk entry; #anchort, Teleman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16, 19 · 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:86; #anchors, Specialists (Q) (RP) Registered Publication Clerk entry; #anchort, Teleman entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16, 19 · 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, Sp(Q)(RP), TE entries · source dated 1970
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