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ABCM Master Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate
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Overview
A Master Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate supervises and manages afloat operations and maintenance for aircraft launching, recovery, handling, and fueling systems. They oversee steam catapults, barricades, arresting gear, catapult hydraulic systems, jet blast deflectors, fueling equipment, and ground handling equipment, while maintaining readiness and training for aircraft movement, firefighting, crash rescue, crash removal, and damage control.
Notes & Sources
- ABCM is the paygrade E-9 common Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) standard: the Vol I introduction states that AB's service ratings ABE, ABF and ABH have individual occupational standards at E-4 through E-8 and common AB standards at E-9.
- The identifier does not record which AB service rating the holder performed; verified duty evidence is published on the ABE, ABF and ABH pages.
- Because no specific duty specialty can be attributed to this code alone, occupation-specific skills, career paths and credentials are not offered here.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- Introduction, occupational standards structure (general and service ratings, AB example)
[1] Introduction para 1.h; cached text lines 580-588; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition
Supports: Specialty definition
[2]ABF chapter General Information career pattern (ABCM above ABECS/ABFCS/ABHCS) · ABF chapter 'GENERAL INFORMATION - CAREER PATTERN'; cached text lines 3854-3872; identical pattern in the ABE (line 3512) and ABH (line 4291) chapters; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition
Supports: Specialty definition
Source review recorded October 7, 2026.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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