Specialist (Technician)
The change is dated to 1948; no month or day is given.
- The history does not specify how technicians were assigned between the two successor ratings.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Specialist (Q) (Cryptographers), Specialist (Q) (Radio Intelligence), Specialist (Q) (Technicians), and Radioman. | Established 1948 from the ratings of Special Artificer (I) (Instruments), Special Artificer (I) (Typewriter and Office Equipment Repairmen), Special Artificer (I) (Watch Repairman), and Specialist (Q) (Technicians). | included in Communications Technician and Instrumentmen 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 2.
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchorc, Communications Technician entry; #anchori, Instrumentman entry; #anchors, Specialists (Q) (TE) Technician entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 5, 9, 16 · 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:87; #anchorc, Communications Technician entry; #anchori, Instrumentman entry; #anchors, Specialists (Q) (TE) Technician entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 5, 9, 16
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)(TE), CT, IM entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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