Specialist (Position Classifier)
The history gives 1948 as the year of the change but provides no month or day. December 1969 is the compilation's revision date, not the date of the change.
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 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 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 (X) (PC) Position Classifiers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 12, 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:111; #anchorp, Personnelman entry; #anchors, Specialists (X) (PC) Position Classifiers entry; reproduced on archived Ohio PDF p. 12, 17
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)(PC), PN entries · source dated 1970 · cited by the explanation
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