The U.S. Navy occupational rating of boatswain's mate is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to enlisted members, who were rated or "striking" for the rating, as a deck seaman. The
informal reference/address for a boatswain's mate is
"Boats".
The "Boats" form the core of a Navy ship's manpower
... keeping the ship in shape from top to
bottom ... performing many of the crucial tasks to put and
keep a ship underway.
A Boatswain's mate advances in rate ... as
he/she becomes more specialized.
U.S. Department of Defense video by
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jared Whitecar
- July 2019
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