The Navy eliminated all of its 91 enlisted ratings titles Thursday as the beginning of an overhaul of the rigid career structure that has existed since the Continental Navy.

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 merging three ratings for senior enlisted Seabees into one, giving enlisted leaders in that field a better shot of picking up E-9, the service announced. Constructionman master chiefs ...

A rating badge, worn by a newly minted Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class in 2006. Enlisted sailors are classified by their unique rates with their jobs worn on their sleeves. US Navy photo ...

A rating badge, worn by a newly minted Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class in 2006. Enlisted sailors are classified by their unique rates with their jobs worn on their sleeves. US Navy photo ...

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 ...

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 Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, right, and Navy Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13) Director Rear Adm. Jim Waters, present the new robotics warfare specialist rating ...