Specialist (Journalist)
The history gives 1948 as the year of the change but does not specify a month or day.
Source extraction notes
Malin/BUPERS source assertion: Established 1948 from the ratings of Specialist (X) (Journalists), Specialist (X) (Naval Correspondents), and Specialist (X) (Public Information). | included in Journalist 1948. 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. #anchorj, Journalist entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (JO) Journalists entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9, 17 · 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:107; #anchorj, Journalist entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (JO) Journalists entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 9, 17 · 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(X)(JO), JO entries · source dated 1970
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