Navy · RATING history

Sp(T) Specialists (T) Teachers

The Navy disestablished the Sp(T), Specialists (T) Teachers, rating in March 1965. The record does not identify a successor rating.

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Specialists (T) Teachers

March 1965 is the stated disestablishment date; no specific day is given.

Source extraction notes

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: disestablished March 1965. Normalized as disestablished/canceled.

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 (T) Teachers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16 · source dated December 1969 · cited by the explanation
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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:177; #anchors, Specialists (T) Teachers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 16 · cited by the explanation
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Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970)
2. alphabetic abbreviation list, Sp(T) entry · source dated 1970
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Specialist (Teacher)

In 1948, Specialist (Teacher), Sp(T), was included in two successor ratings: Personnelman (PN) and Instructor (Miscellaneous) (IMI).

The change is dated to 1948; no month or day is given.

The record does not state the conditions determining which successor rating applied to an individual sailor.

Source extraction notes

Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Yeoman, Specialist (C) (Classification Interviewers), Specialist (W) (Chaplain's Assistants), Specialist (T) (Teachers), Specialist (X) (Position Classifiers), Specialist (R) (Recruiters), Specialist (DI) (Discharge Interviewers), and Specialist (S) (Personnel Supervisors). | included in Personnelman and Instructor (Miscellaneous) 1948. Normalized as split/multi-destination. 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 2.

Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 (rev. Dec. 1969)
1. #anchorp, Personnelman entry; #anchors, Specialists (T) Teachers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 12, 16 · source dated December 1969 · cited by the explanation
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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:91; #anchorp, Personnelman entry; #anchors, Specialists (T) Teachers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 12, 16
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Charles A. Malin/Bureau of Naval Personnel, Abbreviations Used for Navy Enlisted Ratings (1970)
2. alphabetic abbreviation list, Sp(T), PN, IMI entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.