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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