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1. Watertender (Nav.) In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in charge in a fireroom. He "tends" water to the boilers, sees that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc. There is also a rating of chief water tender, who is a chief petty officer. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
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Does the US Navy have a medical corp?
Yes. The Enlisted rate for medical personnel in the Navy is Hospital Corpsman (HM)
Can any foreigh coin be used in US?
They are not legal tender in the US but can be exchanged at a bank for US currency at the present exchange rate.
What is MOS in the US Navy?
MOS would be most interchangeable with Rate in the navy. Rate is pretty much another word for job specialty as is mos. Rate may also be referred to as a NEC.
What does the FL ENG mean in a US Navy rate?
Possibly a Flight Engineer
What are standard issue weapons for the us navy?
water guns
When did US Navy uniforms switch rate insignias from right arm to left arm?
1949
What is the name of a non commissioned sailor?
"Rate" refers to a non commissioned member of the US Navy.
Is SSK3C a US Navy rank?
Not SSK3c, but SK3c is the old rate designation for Ship's Storekeeper, 3rd Class. The Storekeeper rate, one of the oldest in the Navy, has always used the designator SK. Today the rate/rank would be designated SK3.
What was the first US blue water navy called?
THE GREAT WHITE FLEET
What is exchange rate for 10 US Dollar intoItalian Lira?
The Italian Lira is no longer the standard legal tender of Italy, it was replaced by the Euro.
Blue water Navy in Vietnam?
Although probably not used officially during the war, the "Blue Water Navy" was the opposite of the actual existing USN BROWN WATER NAVY of the Vietnam War. The Brown Water Navy was the US Navy's "Riverine Forces" (Swift Boats, Monitors, Alpha boats, PBRs, etc.). The Blue Water Navy was the (Real Navy?) aircraft carriers, battleship (USS New Jersey), heavy & light cruisers, and destroyers providing naval gunfire support from the gunline.
Is danag harbor or the siagon river a inland waterway as defined by the us navy?
As far as the "US Army" was concerned, all rivers in Vietnam were considered to be "inland waters." The US Navy operated their "Riverine Forces" under their new branch titled the "Brown Water Navy." This was in contrast to the USN's deep water ocean going warships.
