Seaman Recruit

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Seaman Recruit is the lowest enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just below Seaman Apprentice; this rank was formerly known as Seaman Third Class. Two separate pay grades exist within this rank (and the corresponding ranks in the other branches of the American military structure) - one for those with service of less than four months, with a higher pay scale for those in service for more than four months, even if they have not yet advanced to Seaman Apprentice.

Seaman recruits do not bear any uniform rank insignia (although at one time they did, in the form of one diagonal stripe, which the coast guard still uses for their E-1s), which would normally be worn on the left sleeve.

The actual title for an E-1 in the U.S. Navy varies based on the community to which the sailor belongs.

Those in the general deck and administrative community are Seamen Recruits.
Hospital Corpsmen are Hospitalman Recruits. They are the only rate in this community.
Firemen Recruits are those in the engineering and hull community.
Those in the aviation community are called Airmen Recruits.
Seabees are called Constructionmen Recruits.

In October of 2005, the Dental Technician rating was merged with the Hospital Corpsman rating, eliminating the Dentalman Recruit title. Those who once held the rank of Dentalman Recruit have instead become Hospitalman Recruits.

Sailors who have completed the requirements to be assigned a rating and have been accepted by the Bureau of Naval Personnel as holding that rating (a process called "striking") are called Designated Strikers, and are called by their full rate and rating in formal communications (ie, Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit, as opposed to simply Fireman Recruit), though the rating is often left off in informal communication. Those who have not officially been assigned to a rating are officially referred to as "Undesignated" or "Non-rates."

	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
U.S. military enlisted ranks
Air Force:	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army:	PV1	PV2	PFC	SPC - CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG - 1SG	SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps:	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt - 1st Sgt	MGySgt - SgtMaj - SMOMC
Navy:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO - CMCPO - MCPON

Seaman Recruit

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