List of United States Coast Guard ratings

United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...

ratings are general occupations that consist of specific skills and abilities. Each rating

Naval rating

A Naval Rating is an enlisted member of a country's Navy, subordinate to Warrant Officers and Officers hence not conferred by commission or warrant...

has its own specialty badge, which is typically worn on the left sleeve of their service dress uniform by all enlisted

Enlisted rank

An enlisted rank is, in most Militaries, any rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. The term can also be inclusive of non-commissioned officers...

personnel in that particular field. On Operational Dress Uniforms, they wear generic rate designators that exclude the rating symbol. Commissioned Officer

Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...

s do not have ratings.

Ratings should not be confused with "rate

United States Coast Guard enlisted rate insignia

These charts represents the United States Coast Guard enlisted rate insignia. Rates are used to describe an enlisted sailor's pay-grade. Rates aren't to be confused with "ratings", which describe the Coast Guards enlisted occupations...

s", which describe the Navy's and Coast Guard's enlisted pay-grades. Enlisted Navy and Coast Guardsmen are referred to by their rating and rate. For example, if someone's rate is Petty Officer 2nd Class and his rating is Boatswain's Mate; when combined, Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) defines both.

Aviation group

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Aviation Maintenance Technician Aviation Maintenance Technician Aviation Maintenance Technicians are an enlisted rating of the United States Coast Guard. They inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, propellers, rotor systems, power train systems, and associated airframe and systems-specific electrical...	AMT
	The AMT inspects, services, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs aircraft power plant, power train and structural systems. The AMT maintains metal, composite and fiberglass materials, fabricates cables, wire harnesses and structural components; and performs aircraft corrosion control, nondestructive testing, basic electrical troubleshooting and record keeping. Additionally AMTs also hold an aircrew position in specific Coast Guard aircraft

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Aviation Survival Technician
Aviation Survival Technicians are enlisted United States Coast Guard airborne "rescue swimmers". They are trained at the U.S. Coast Guard's enlisted Aviation Survival Technician/Rescue Swimmer school at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina...

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| style="border: 1px solid #25185d;" colspan="4" valign="top" |The Aviation Survival Technician inspects, services, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs aircraft and aircrew survival equipment and rescue devices. Additionally, ASTs perform the duties of a rescue swimmer and provide aircrew survival training to all aviators.
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Administrative and scientific group

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Health Services Technician	HS
	Administers medicine; applies first aid; assists in operating room; nurses patients; and assists dental officers

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| style="border: 1px solid #25185d;" colspan="4" valign="top" |MSTs conduct marine-safety activities such as investigating pollution incidents, monitoring pollution cleanups, conducting foreign-vessel boardings to enforce pollution and navigation safety laws, conducting harbor patrols for port safety and security, inspecting waterfront facilities and supervising the loading of explosives on vessels. Most are assigned to shore-based field units such as sectors. They may be assigned to the National Strike Force for oil and hazardous-material response. MSTs are also the Coast Guard’s safety and environmental health experts ashore.
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Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

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| style="border: 1px solid #25185d;" colspan="4" valign="top" |The musician rating in the Coast Guard is restricted to members of the Coast Guard Band which is located at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. The United States Coast Guard Band recruits only the most highly skilled musicians, and the audition process is extremely competitive. The Director makes the final decision to award the position to the winner(s) who then enlist in the United States Coast Guard for a period of four years at the rank of Musician First Class (E-6).
Reference: http://www.uscg.mil/band/careers.asp
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| style="border: 1px solid #25185d;" | Storekeeper
Storekeeper
Storekeeper is an enlisted rating in the United States Coast Guard; until 2009 it was also a United States Navy rating, the most common supply rate in US Navy vs. CS and SH and very much equivalent to the MOS 92 of the US Army...

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| style="border: 1px solid #25185d;" | Food Service Specialist
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Yeoman
Yeoman refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work"...

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Deck & weapons group

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Boatswain's Mate Boatswain's Mate A Boatswain's mate is a job classification in Navies and Coast Guards.Boatswain's mate , a job classification in the United States NavyBoatswain's mate , a job classification in the United States Coast Guard...	BM
	Operates small boats; stores cargo; handles ropes and lines; and directs work of deck force. Performs navigation of ship's steering; lookout supervision, ship control, bridge watch duties, visual communication and maintenance of navigational aids. The most versatile rating in the Coast Guard, and the only rating that can lead to a command position. (This rating is a combination of the previous USCG ratings of Quartermaster and Boatswain's Mate).

	Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist	ME
	Serve as specialist in maritime law enforcement and security. The rate was officially established January 1, 2010 when 1,053 active duty and 988 reserve members transitioned from existing rates and became maritime enforcement specialists. The new rating is designed to enhance the Coast Guard's capabilities as America’s maritime guardians and support the Coast Guard’s modernization goal of developing a force structure responsive to mission execution.

	Gunner's Mate Gunner's Mate The United States Navy occupational rating of gunner's mate also known as gunsmens mate is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to enlisted sailors who either satisfactorily complete initial Gunner's Mate "A" school training, or who "strike" for the rating as a deck seaman by...	GM
	Operates and performs maintenance on guided missile launching systems, rocket launchers, guns and gun mounts; inspects/repairs electrical, electronic, pneumatic, mechanical and hydraulic systems

	Operations Specialist	OS
	Operates telecommunications equipment and sensors and controls operations in Rescue Coordination Centers, cutters and stations

	Intelligence Specialist	IS
	Intelligence Specialists are involved in collecting and interpreting intelligence, especially about enemies or potential enemies. They analyze photographs and prepare charts, maps, and reports that describe in detail the strategic situation all over the world.

Engineering & hull group

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Damage Controlman Damage Controlman Damage Controlman are the Navy's and Coast Guard’s maintenance and emergency repair specialist.Coast Guard Damage Controlmen assigned to cutters are responsible for maintaining watertight integrity, emergency equipment associated with firefighting and Shipboard flooding; plumbing repairs; welding...	DC
	Fabricates, installs and repairs shipboard structures, plumbing and piping systems; uses damage control in fire fighting; operates nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological defense equipment; construction work.

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Electrician's Mate
Electrician's Mate is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard occupational rating.Electrician's Mates stand watch on generators, switchboards, control equipment and electrical equipment; operate and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on power and lighting circuits,...

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Note: Electrician's Mates don't work on avionics. It's all shipboard maintenance and residential electrical work.
http://www.uscg.mil/uniform/EnlistedInsignia.asp#rating_badges
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Electronics Technician
Electronics Technician is a common enlisted occupation in many Militaries. Common duties for ETs include repair, calibration, and basic maintenance of most electronic equipment.-US Navy:...

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Note: Electronics Technicians are normally part of the Operations Department, not Engineering. They also do the jobs that were once done by the Fire Control Technicians, including maintaining and operating the fire control radars, and firing the major weapons systems on the boat including the 76 MM cannon and the CWIS anti-ship missile defense system.
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Machinery Technician
Machinery Technician is an enlisted rating in the U.S. Coast Guard that is responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of a cutter's propulsion, auxiliary equipment and outside equipment, internal combustion engines , environmental support systems , hydraulics, generator sets, and areas...

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Information Systems Technician (U.S. Navy)
Information System Technician is a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology....

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Reserve specific group

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Investigator Detective A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...	INV (IV for USCG Reserve)
	Provide support to Coast Guard law-enforcement and intelligence missions. Conduct both criminal and personal background checks and investigations, collect and analyze intelligence information and provide personal protection services to high-ranking Coast Guard officials and other VIPs.

Obsolete ratings (1990-Present)

Insignia	General rating	Abbreviation	Service rating	Abbreviation

	Aviation Electrician's Mate Aviation Electrician's Mate Aviation Electrician's Mate is a United States Navy occupational rating.Aviation Electrician's Mates maintain electrical and instrument systems, including power generation, conversion, and distribution systems; aircraft batteries; interior and exterior lighting; electrical control of aircraft...	AE
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard on 1 June 1999 and were absorbed into the AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician Aviation Maintenance Technicians are an enlisted rating of the United States Coast Guard. They inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, propellers, rotor systems, power train systems, and associated airframe and systems-specific electrical... rating.

	Aviation Metalsmith Aviation Structural Mechanic Aviation Structural Mechanic is a United States Navy occupational rating.-Duties:Aviation Structural Mechanics maintain aircraft airframe and structural components flight surfaces and controls hydraulic and pneumatic control and actuating systems and mechanisms, landing gear systems, air...	AM
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 1999 and were absorbed into the AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician Aviation Maintenance Technicians are an enlisted rating of the United States Coast Guard. They inspect, service, maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, propellers, rotor systems, power train systems, and associated airframe and systems-specific electrical... rating.

	Data Processing Technician	DP
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 1999 and were absorbed into the TC Information Systems Technician (U.S. Navy) Information System Technician is a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology.... rating.

	Dental Technician Dental technician A dental technologist is a member of the dental team who, upon presciption from a dental clinician, constructs custom made restorative and dental appliances.There are four major disciplines within dental technology...	DT
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 1983 and were absorbed into the HS rating.

	Fire & Safety Specialist	FF
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 1993 and were absorbed into the PS rating.

	Fire Control Technician Fire Control Technician Fire Control Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.Fire Control Technicians perform organizational and intermediate level maintenance on submarine combat control systems, equipment, and associated combat control systems test equipment; operate submarine combat control systems;...	FT
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard on July 2003 and were absorbed into the ET Electronics Technician Electronics Technician is a common enlisted occupation in many Militaries. Common duties for ETs include repair, calibration, and basic maintenance of most electronic equipment.-US Navy:... rating.

	Port Security Specialist	PS
	Support of Department of Defense national-defense operations overseas as a member of a Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron, or a Coast Guard Port Security Unit Port Security Unit United States Coast Guard Port Security Units are deployable units organized for sustained force protection operations. They can deploy within 96 hours and establish operations within 24 hours. PSUs conduct OCONUS port security in support of requesting regional Combatant commander. They provide... . Work at a Sector to ensure the physical security of a major U.S. port, or be a member of a Maritime Safety and Security Team Maritime Safety and Security Team A Maritime Safety and Security Team or MSST is a United States Coast Guard anti-terrorism team established to protect local maritime assets... (MSST). MSSTs are capable of being deployed throughout the United States to provide heightened waterside and shoreside security in support of maritime homeland security operations.

	Quartermaster Quartermaster Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations depending on if the assigned unit is land based or naval.In land armies, especially US units, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. The senior...	QM
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard on July 2003 and were absorbed into the BM Boatswain's Mate A Boatswain's mate is a job classification in Navies and Coast Guards.Boatswain's mate , a job classification in the United States NavyBoatswain's mate , a job classification in the United States Coast Guard... and OS ratings.

	Radarman Radarman Radarman was a rating in the U.S. Navy during, and after, World War II. The following ratings existed during the war for male or female enlisted personnel training, or with training, in the operation and maintenance of radar sets:- Levels of Rating :...	RD
	This rating was disestablished by the Coast Guard on July 2003 and were absorbed into the OS rating.

	Radioman Radioman Radioman was a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology.-History of the rating:... /Telecommunications Specialist Information Systems Technician (U.S. Navy) Information System Technician is a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology....	RM/TC
	These two rating no longer exist. RMs where converted to TCs in 1995. The TC rating was then disestablished in 2003; 75% of the workforce moved to the OS rating and the remaining 25% moved to the IT Information Systems Technician (U.S. Navy) Information System Technician is a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology.... rating.

	Sonar Technician Sonar Technician Sonar Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.ST's are responsible for underwater surveillance. They assist in safe navigation and aid in search, rescue and attack operations. They operate and repair sonar equipment...	ST
	ST, original named Soundman, was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 1993 and were absorbed into the ET Electronics Technician Electronics Technician is a common enlisted occupation in many Militaries. Common duties for ETs include repair, calibration, and basic maintenance of most electronic equipment.-US Navy:... and OS ratings.

	Telephone Technician	TT
	TT was disestablished by the Coast Guard in 2003 and were absorbed into the IT Information Systems Technician (U.S. Navy) Information System Technician is a rating for United States Navy and United States Coast Guard enlisted personnel, specializing in communications technology.... rating. Despite this change, the rating device remained the same.

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