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Re: Hey, James, I've been wondering...
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Mon, 13 Jan 2003 03:59:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Powell writes:
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> > > (Leading Seaman) James Powell
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> > What does that rank mean, in the overall hierarchy
> > of a ship or a naval station? (I presume it means
> > something other than "you have to stand on the prow
> > for the entire voyage, or the fantail if we're going
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> Well...not quite, but close. I'm the 3rd lowest rank in the CF
> (OS-AB-LS-MS-P2-P1-C2-C1) for NCM. But, it doesn't mean all that much, since
> we have a lot of LS/Cpl rank people who are long service (12-25 years).
> (I have just shy of 7 years in now). Basically, it means that I am trained to
> some extent or another, and are a useful person for other than washing
> dishes/standing at the bow watching the waves/pulling on a rope. In USN
> equivelent, I am about equal to a PO2 or so (E5), since I will be standing
> boiler watchkeeper (Charge hand of a separate space) when I finish my ticket.
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> For us, the division is at LS-MS. If you get promoted to MS, you _can_ go
> onwards to greater things (tm), but it is the dividing line between getting
> paid for what you do vice what you know/how you administer.
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> James
Nope that's not what it means. The "lead seaman" is the first guy out of
the tube and leads the charge for that one almighty goal. Watch the opening
scene of Look Who's Talking to see what I mean. Bruce Willis is the Lead
Seaman.
:)
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| (...) Well...not quite, but close. I'm the 3rd lowest rank in the CF (OS-AB-LS-MS-P2-P1-C2-C1) for NCM. But, it doesn't mean all that much, since we have a lot of LS/Cpl rank people who are long service (12-25 years). (I have just shy of 7 years in (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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