NAVY, COAST GUARD AND OTHER SEA SERVICES

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1. Navy Rates, I am lost, what did I buy?

   By dskjl, April 25, 2013
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   • RustyCanteen
   • September 13, 2013

2. My post WW2 crows

   By sigsaye, July 5, 2010
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   • dpcsdan
   • September 17, 2013

3. Embroidered Blue Navy Rates

   By ehrentitle, July 5, 2010
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   • sigsaye
   • July 7, 2010

4. New US Navy rates - militaria

   By Bluehawk, November 18, 2016
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   • nibs
   • February 21, 2017

5. Rare USN and USCG Rating Badges

   By dpcsdan, September 15, 2010
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   • claymore
   • December 2, 2010

6. Bevo Style Woven WWII Parachute Rigger Rate

   By ehrentitle, March 31, 2012
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   • ehrentitle
   • October 6, 2013

7. Early-WWII Navy Pilot Insignia, etc.?

   By stratasfan, March 24, 2016
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   • Justin B.
   • March 28, 2016

8. USPHS Quarantine Flag Shoulder Boards?

   By MrStiv, March 27, 2019
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   • Wharfmaster
   • April 9, 2019

9. 1970's Navy Iron-On Sleeve Insignia

   By LoadedColt45, May 15, 2009
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   • sigsaye
   • January 9, 2023

10. Radarman | Operations Specialist Crows

    By 67Rally, June 26, 2010
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    • sigsaye
    • July 1, 2010

11. Help with civil war era? Navy patch?

    By Deward, December 29, 2020
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    • sigsaye
    • January 2, 2021

12. What Does SF2/c mean and What Would the Sailor Had Done in the 6th NBB on D-Day?

    By USAF29thINFvet, July 28, 2017
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    • stealthytyler
    • January 11, 2019

13. WHY WOULD SOMEONE PAY THIS MUCH FOR A FANTASY RATING BADGE

    By navyman, March 30, 2013
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    • navyman
    • April 2, 2013

14. Need help with Identification...

    By Teebo, November 21, 2014
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    • Mustang.CDR
    • November 24, 2014

15. USN Rates with some questions!

    By 36-tex, November 5, 2011
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    • dpcsdan
    • February 11, 2013

16. Seaman Recruit

    By gap, May 19, 2013
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    • dpcsdan
    • August 4, 2013

17. Post '84 Navy rates - Fat Parrots and Surrendering Chickens

    By sigsaye, April 9, 2014
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    • dpcsdan
    • April 14, 2014

18. WW 2 (era) Striker marks

    By sigsaye, March 23, 2014
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    • busternfo
    • April 5, 2014

19. What are these Navy rates? Pre-WW2?

    By ocsfollowme, September 29, 2014
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    • ocsfollowme
    • October 18, 2014

20. Question about rate of sleeve of child's late 1800s jumper

    By Siamundo, January 25, 2021
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    • patches
    • June 20, 2021

21. Small USN rate and patch lot

    By doyler, December 21, 2014
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    • sigsaye
    • December 22, 2014

22. What era are these sailors?

    By GITom1944, August 21, 2017
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    • patches
    • December 23, 2017

23. "E" in front of rate? E TM3c

    By BROBS, March 26, 2014
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    • BROBS
    • March 27, 2014

24. Every USN CPO Rating Specialty Mark Ever Worn

    By dpcsdan, March 7, 2009
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    • dpcsdan
    • February 6, 2021

25. Rare Rates on eBay

    By CTI1610, April 2, 2010
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    • PatchMeThru
    • June 14, 2010

26. So I found this herd of unicorns...

    By CTI1610, March 1, 2019
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    • dpcsdan
    • October 28, 2020

27. Some of My Favorite Rates

    By 36-tex, April 25, 2012
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    • 36-tex
    • May 9, 2012

28. Petty Officer 3rd Class (good conduct)

    By ShooterMcGavin, October 17, 2012
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    • MMA10mm
    • November 4, 2012

29. US Navy-style 6-star Admiral Shoulder Board prototype

    By roadrunner, August 4, 2013
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    • Justin B.
    • November 3, 2013

30. Right and Left facing Crows dated a year apart.

    By hirsca, April 16, 2015
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    • jguy1986
    • April 30, 2016

31. SM crows I wore

    By sigsaye, April 12, 2014
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    • sigsaye
    • April 19, 2014

32. usn torpedoman flea find

    By Navy Dan, May 11, 2008
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    • doyler
    • May 13, 2008

33. Odd Specialist Rate

    By PatLaabs, July 13, 2023
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    • Justin B.
    • July 18, 2023

34. 1943 Summary of Ranks & Rates of the U.S.Navy

    By hhbooker2, March 28, 2008
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    • hhbooker2
    • March 30, 2008

35. Navy insignia - all U.S.?

    By Proud Kraut, April 11, 2018
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    • Proud Kraut
    • April 13, 2018

36. 1886-1894 Rating Collection

    By carnut63, February 1, 2020
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    • carnut63
    • February 1, 2020

37. My CPO Finds for the week.

    By auggie, September 22, 2013
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    • navyman
    • October 10, 2013

38. Post-1941 Ranks & Rates

    By hhbooker2, August 12, 2008
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    • dpcsdan
    • August 15, 2008

39. Help ID’ing Navy Marks/Rates - 19th/Early 20th Century? Revenue Marine Service

    By militbuff, June 11, 2022
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    • militbuff
    • August 8, 2022

40. Yeoman 1st class

    By sgtbarnes44, January 8, 2010
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    • Lee Ragan
    • January 14, 2010

41. Some Navy rates I ran across

    By JCFalkenbergIII, June 9, 2012
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    • JCFalkenbergIII
    • July 21, 2012

42. USN WW2 rate patches Information

    By cerick1450, September 21, 2019
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    • cerick1450
    • September 23, 2019

43. What is it? Looks Naval to me, and early...

    By Chris, November 3, 2019
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    • sigsaye
    • November 7, 2019

44. Help with PO2 Rating

    By gap, November 6, 2015
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    • subsystem4
    • November 11, 2015

45. Help on some Nice Early WW1-WW2 Navy & Marine Rates

    By WittWorldWide.com, December 2, 2018
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    • sigsaye
    • December 5, 2018

46. A couple questions about Navy rates and temporary ranks

    By aerialbridge, July 21, 2013
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    • aerialbridge
    • July 25, 2013

47. My unusual pick up, mystery rate

    By zljones, December 31, 2013
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    • zljones
    • January 3, 2014

48. Unknown anchor insignia

    By cattaraugus, October 23, 2008
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    • JCFalkenbergIII
    • November 20, 2010

49. Please help me ID these ratings

    By Matt-M, August 8, 2015
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    • Lee Ragan
    • August 10, 2015

50. What era would this Khaki Bullion rate be from?

    By Flightpath, August 23, 2023
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    • sigsaye
    • August 25, 2023