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Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 8:19pm

It depends on what your Sailors rate/rating is Canalzone. I am assuming since you had asked about ET and FC at one time, he is an ET and rate is E-3? If my assumption is correct then SN is perfect!!!

Comment by canalzone6 on April 16, 2014 at 7:38pm

While confusion for me is quite normal, even this hurts my head.

So i would address my son in A school as 'SN {lastname}, {firstname}, and his barracks address on the lines below as usual?

Comment by Kimba on April 16, 2014 at 7:28pm

Oh my achin head! I have to go take to my bed...

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 6:07pm

Coming out of boot camp everyone is some  rate of Seaman, Airman, Fireman or Constructionman. When they complete A school they pick up a rating (job) to prefix their rate(rank). Except Corpman, who  come out of boot camp as Seaman and flip to Hospital Corpsman after A school. Why? Beats me, but thats what I was told.

Seaman and Hospital Corpsman both wear white stripes on their dress blues.

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 5:29pm

While they are in A School it is their rate/rating. You can find their rate and the description on ratings used. Here is the link to what they would be.

Rate/Rating abbreviations

Once they have completed A School their "title" will change.

Example: ET in A School with an E-1 rate is still a SR (yes they can still be an SR). An ET in A School with and E-2 rate is a SA, and an E-3 would be a SN. It would be the same for someone in aviation, but it would be an AR, AA, AN.

Once they have graduated A School it would become ETSN for Electronics Technician Seaman, etc. until they reach the PO rate or E-4.

Again, If in doubt a name will work just fine.

CryptoDad, While it is true the Sailors take pride in their titles, it is just a title, and has nothing to do with being a Sailor.

They are all there to be sailors, defend this country and do what they have been trained to do, and be a proud United States Sailor. They really don't care once in the fleet if they are a PO or ET. Besides, just about everybody on the ship is/can be a PO, but they do call the Chiefs, Chief.

I too share in the pride that I have a US Sailor, my pride (and his), doesn't come from his title. If people ask me I tell them he is a Sailor, not he is an ET3(OPS/OE). If anyone asks what he does for the Navy I tell them he is an ET, and if they ask his rate I tell them he is a PO.

Mom of a United States Sailor, and I wear just that proudly!!!

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 4:24pm

Some kids take a great deal of pride in their titles. By using it I share in that pride.

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 4:16pm

A title is a title when addressing an envelope, and as my son says "When in doubt just put my name on it. I will receive it and nobody will care." :)

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 3:45pm

christophersMom,

There's a catch with Corpsman: While in A school he remains a Seaman (SR,SA,SN) and upon graduation he becomes a Hospitalman (HR,HA,HN). He has to earn the title by completing school.

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 1:25pm

Ok ellen, pretty comprehensive.

However, after finishing A school, but before reaching PO, a Sailor's title is RatingRate. Examples: An E-2 Yeoman is a YNSA, an E-1 Hull Maintenance Technicians is a HTFR and an E-3 Aviation Electrician's Mate is a AEAN.

Now, who's confused?

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 12:59pm

Once they have finished A School and reached PO it would be their rating, so an ET who is an E-4 would be ET3, or PO3. An ET who is E-5 would be ET2, or PO2 etc. Then it becomes CPO, SCPO etc.

When addressing an envelope or package while in School it would be SN, FN. AA etc, unless they are PO.

When address to them in the fleet their warfare specialty becomes their "division".

While they are in school you can just use their name, Last name, first name.

Have we confused you yet?

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