Jan. 3, 2022

The Legalman Rating Turns 50

“In the early 1970s, I was a yeoman, working in Pensacola, Fla., in the legal office at the U.S. Naval Communication Training Center. I told my boss: ‘They ought to come out with a rating that’s strictly focused on legal work,’” said Bill VanDeren, a retired Navy legalman. “Lo and behold, a message was released, and I converted to the legalman

March 4, 2016

The U.S. Navy Seabees: Rates to Remember

 "We build, we fight." These four simple words could not describe the role of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalion, or "Seabees," any better. Once the United States entered World War II, the Chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and Civil Engineer Corps Adm. Ben Moreell recognized the need for a militarized construction force of