Torpedoman's mate

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Torpedoman's mate - merged into Gunner's Mate rating.
Rating Badge TM.jpg
Rating insignia
Issued by United States Navy
TypeEnlisted rating
AbbreviationTM
SpecialtyWeapons

Torpedoman's Mate (abbreviated as TM) is a United States Navy occupational rating. It was disestablished on submarines in 1995 and on surface ships on 1 October 2007. Surface torpedomen were merged into the gunner's mate rating, while submarine torpedomen were merged into the machinist's mate (non-nuclear) rating, becoming MM(W) or machinist mates (weapons). [1] It was re-established on 30 September 2019 via NAVADMIN 225/19. The TM rating badge will be the same one in use when the rating was disestablished in 1995. [2]

The re-establishment of the rate is in direct support of the Sailor 2025 and Rating Modernization initiative, which aim to empower Sailors and expand professional development opportunities. [3]

A torpedoman's mate: [4]

References

  1. "Torpedoman's Mate and Gunner's Mate Ratings Merge". Navy.mil. U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. "'Man the Torpedoes!' Navy Announces Re-establishment of Torpedoman's Mate Rating". US Navy. Bangor, Washington. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "NAVADMIN 225/19". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019.
  4. "Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications". Bureau of Naval Personnel. US Navy . Retrieved 2010-10-14.[ dead link ]
  5. "Nukes, Nubs and Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard a Nuclear Submarine".

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