What Do Pact Seaman Do
Standing Underway Engineering Watches and Serving as Helmsmen and Lookouts; Repairing, Maintaining and Stowing Equipment in Preparation for Underway...
Standing underway engineering watches and serving as helmsmen and lookouts; Repairing, maintaining and stowing equipment in preparation for underway operations; Working in non-engineering divisions of the ship or station; Standing security watches while in port and under way; Operating sound-powered telephone systems; …
In the U.S. Navy, Airman is the enlisted rank that corresponds to the pay grade of E-3 in the Navy’s aviation field. Airman is just above Airman Recruit (E-1) and Airman Apprentice (E-2), and below the rank of petty officer third class, pay grade E-4.
What is an undesignated seaman?
Among this number are those who enlist through the Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) program which allows them to work at their first permanent duty station without choosing a job and decide on the job they want later. As a result, they are often called “undesignated” or PACT Seaman, Fireman or Airman.
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