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(Left) Weapons Division sailors (presumably GMTs) prepare a B43 thermonuclear bomb for movement from the Special Aircraft Service Stores to an aircraft carrier’s flight deck, circa 1965. (Dept. of Energy’s documentary Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability, Part Two).

March 26, 2024

Some Obsolete Navy Ratings

Pigeon trainers, airship riggers, and buglers—these are just a few of the enlisted Navy ratings (jobs) no longer in use due to technological advances. Let’s take a look at some of these ratings and the part they played in the Navy’s history. (Note: this overview is not all-inclusive.)Ratings Established before or during World War IBugler (BUG) The

Members of the Naval Legal Service Office in Norfolk, Va., gather for a photo in 1974, one year after the founding of Naval Legal Service. Photo Credit: Naval Legal Service Command

Dec. 1, 2023

Naval Legal Service Command Turns 50

On Nov. 3, 1966, the 22nd Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Navy, Rear Adm. Wilfred Hearn, spoke about a “legal explosion” during a dedication ceremony in Norfolk, Va., for the Navy’s first-ever Law Center. Hearn told the assembled crowd, “The Law Center is the Navy’s response to the legal explosion which both the military and civilian