Specialist (Shore Patrol & Security) · Renamed to ESS, effective 1948
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Changed from Specialist (S) Shore Patrol and Security 1948. | changed to Shore Patrolman 1948. Normalized as renamed/changed. Reconciles 2 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) (#anchors, Shore Patrolman entry; #anchors, Specialists (S) Shore Patrol and Security entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 14, 16)
- Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970) (alphabetic abbreviation list, Sp(S), ESS entries)