The Navy has changed the rules for wearing gold rating crows and service stripes. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erick S. Holmes/Navy) On June 1, wearing gold rating insignia on your ...

The Navy has decided to bring back its 241-year-old job ratings system, officials said Tuesday, reversing a decision at the end of September that prompted widespread outcry and even had the White ...

The Navy is creating one rating for E-9s in the Seabee community in an attempt to facilitate advancement opportunities for sailors.. That means that E-9 active-duty sailors and reservists serving ...

Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, right, and Rear Adm. Jim Waters, left, present the new Robotics Warfare Specialist (RW) rating insignia to Master Chief Robotics Warfare Specialist Christopher Rambert at ...

The Navy has also had to contend with pushback from sailors and Navy veterans who have strong attachments to the 241-year-old ratings system, with culture and community built around certain titles.